Know what subject I haven't glanced on yet? Poetry. I've also been putting off continuing my 5 Resolutions series for months. Resolution #3 is Pray. An overwhelming and intimidating topic, it turns out. Hopefully I'll get around to tackling it eventually, but I can't promise it'll be soon. Consider today's post a starting point onContinue reading "Flame of God"
Book Reviews for April
My writing plans for this afternoon did not include blogging. Since I'm supposed to be editing one of my fictional projects instead, I hope you'll forgive me for bypassing the usual introductory fluff and simply saying: Here are some books I read in April. And here is what I thought of them. 1. Clouds ofContinue reading "Book Reviews for April"
Metaphors & Mountaintops
The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:4-5 Light is a metaphor. Not just in the gospel of John, either. I am convinced that God created light, separating it from the darkness (GenesisContinue reading "Metaphors & Mountaintops"
The Trouble With Faith-Based Entertainment
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. -Orson Welles Last week, I sort of introduced a touchy subject. Mostly, I tip-toed around it. This was partially because I didn't want it to overwhelm the whole post, and partially because, well... it is a touchyContinue reading "The Trouble With Faith-Based Entertainment"
Movie Review: “Priceless” (2016)
"It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." Roger Ebert "You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know." William Wilberforce Today, I'm trying something new. I never really considered trying to write a movie review for public consumption before,Continue reading "Movie Review: “Priceless” (2016)"
He Is Risen: Hallelujah! (A Mix-Tape for Easter Sunday)
Like most ordinary human beings, I like music. Unlike most ordinary human beings, I rarely (if ever) turn on a radio. You see, it turns out there are quite a number of quality tunes that the radio doesn't play (or at least the stations you get in rural Virginia don't). This is why Spotify isContinue reading "He Is Risen: Hallelujah! (A Mix-Tape for Easter Sunday)"
Book Reviews for March
I haven't had much oomph to give blogging the past week or two, but apparently if there's one thing I can scrape together, it's a book review post. Hex Breaker, by Taryn Noelle Kloeden Epic fantasy with an earthy, mythical essence. There's a lot going on— wolves and zombies and wars, oh my!— but allContinue reading "Book Reviews for March"
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
“Then letters came in but three times a week: indeed, in some places in Scotland where I have stayed when I was a girl, the post came in but once a month;—but letters were letters then; and we made great prizes of them, and read them and studied them like books. Now the post comesContinue reading "The Lost Art of Letter Writing"
Book Reviews For February
I had hoped to write something brilliant and original today, but this March weather thwarted my plans. It's hard to get a good night's sleep when violent wind keeps blowing your window open, and it's hard to think clearly when you didn't get a good night's sleep, and it's hard to write brilliant and originalsContinue reading "Book Reviews For February"
What I Write: Part Two
"Above all, I delight in listening to stories, and sometimes in telling them" George MacDonald In the last post I wrote about my influences (which are as numerous as they are varied). Today my aim is to cover the actual substance of the stories I put on the page. What are they about? Who areContinue reading "What I Write: Part Two"
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