The Cloister Walk: Recapturing the Beauty of Traditions
“Ritual and symbol are as necessary to human beings as air and water. They mark us as human, and give us identity.” -Kathleen Norris, 316 In many modern churches, traditions […]
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3 Strengths, 2 Weaknesses, and 1 Take-Away in Frozen II
After months of anticipation and careful avoidance of spoilers, I finally saw Frozen II last night. And as I watched the second installment of some of my favorite Disney characters, […]
St. Patrick’s Breastplate: A Poem for St. Patrick’s Day
Today is St.Patrick’s Day. A day we wear green to avoid being pinched. The holiday that makes us think of four-leaf clovers, and also the luck of the Irish. When […]
Book Review–Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
“I had spent two months with Kossula, who is called Cudjo, trying to find the answers to my questions. Some days we ate great quantities of clingstone peaches and talked. […]
5 Greenville Authors for the March Prompt: Reading Locally
The March prompt for our LitWyrm Book-A-Month challenge is to read locally. Our goal is to encourage you to read a book set in your region or by an author […]
The Book Thief: Ugly and Beautiful
“The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ability to be in the right place at the right time. The consequence […]
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Radical Hospitality
“The gospel coming with a house key is ABC Christianity. Radically ordinary and daily hospitality is the basic building block for vital Christian living.” -Rosaria Butterfield, pp. 220 What is […]
As Freedom Is A Breakfast Food: Love According to E.E. Cummings
“but love is the sky and I am for you/ just so long and long enough“- E.E. Cummings E.E.Cummings’s poem, “as freedom is a breakfast food” is a poem full […]