C.S. Lewis writes in his essay on Historicism, ‘pre-historic poetry has perished because words before writing are winged.’ The oral tradition of storytelling is in hibernation. Sitting on the porch watching the fireflies’ nightly dance creates time for reflection. Today, who has time to sit quietly and listen to the family lore dished up with…
Today’s blog post is a short story. The cottage door opened and shut as Selenna bent over her mother’s sleeping form. She felt her mother’s forehead—cool and dry— before straightening to find Maera, her lifelong friend, standing before her with a frown. Maera lifted an eyebrow. “The elders said you returned. I called them liars.”…
Valentine’s Day may be over, but it’s still the month of love. The holiday itself can be stressful for many of us. Did we buy the perfect gift? Can we still get a reservation somewhere? We see other people receiving extravagant bouquets, but our special someone seems to have forgotten all about the big day.…
In seasons where life feels slow and dull and the future seems to hold all the promises we could imagine, it’s easy to focus on tomorrow like it’s the dangling carrot getting us through today. We keep our eyes on the prize, striving for the next day, the coming weeks, the summer months, or even…
Have you ever felt the way King David did here? In these very difficult and challenging times, with every person on the planet grappling with grief, fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, have you cried out to God and received only silence in response? We all feel that way sometimes—maybe a lot of times. And David shows…
Twenty-twenty is over. Finally.
Every Christian says we should do this, but many of us struggle to follow through with the fourth commandment: remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. I remember how at my Christian college they would encourage students to rest and take time to pull away from the hustle and bustle … but they also had…
I was a very slow reader. I hated being called on to read aloud in first and second grade, maybe as much as I hated playing the publically humiliating math game, Around the World. I wasn’t good at reading, and I didn’t enjoy it. But my mom worked patiently with me at home and I…
I’ve always admired Wonder Woman. The female superhero is kind, beautiful, and strong—everything we’re told we can be. Her daring weekly escapades filled my television screen as I grew up. I could be Wonder Woman. I could defeat evil (and those school bullies). I just needed a red, white, and blue bathing suit and a…
[Dana McNeely] A Special Delivery
Then the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.” ~ 1 Kings 17:8-9 New Living Translation God often works His will in unusual ways. If you’ve known Him a while, you may have your own list…
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