Signs of Life Day Seven
I had final interviews this afternoon for the piece I’m writing about death according to five major religions. I know what you’re thinking — J...
Tag: Thomas Merton
Book Review: The Seven Storey Mountain
I gotta say – I miss fiction. It feels like I’ve been immersed in monks and heretics and religious history for ages, and my brain is weary. There is...
Update on Lenten reading
For Lent I give up fiction in exchange for theological books – works that make me question and wrestle with matters of faith and scripture. This may not s...
Trudging along in winter, Lent, and this awful, no-good political season
Friends, we’ve been busy. It’s hard to tend to a blog when I’m writing for freelance work, writing the novel, and teaching Jeremy how to find ...
Lent Reading 2016
A few years ago, when we joined a Presbyterian church, we began acknowledging the liturgical calendar. Beforehand, we had Christmas, Easter, and, depending on t...
Lent Reading 2015
A few years ago I started observing Lent, but instead of giving up meat or coffee or carrots (which Jackson said he was giving up for Lent), I decided instead t...