Whether in a French cathedral, an English castle, or a church in our home city, when light passes through a stained-glass window into a room, it brightens every space with a glorious glow. There’s beauty in the broken shards when intricate stories are crafted into a masterpiece. It reminds us of the way God can shine His Light—even through the mosaic of our monstrous messes.
It’s safe to say that whatever else is going on today, it will certainly be eclipsed by the eclipse!
Have you ever had a much anticipated event get swept aside for something else that took precedent? What do we do when life interrupts our best-laid plans and we have no plan B?
In Michigan this year, it’s forgotten how to winter. So on yet another unseasonably warm day I spent some time cleaning up the yard. Flowers don’t have buds yet and the grass is still half yellow, but guess what is flourishing in all it’s glory? A WEED! Of course. Aren’t they a beautiful joy? Looking…
January 16th marked the ten-year anniversary of losing my son Josh, my middle child, three weeks before his 24th birthday. He would have been 34 this year in February. How do I cope with the loss? I focus on the blessings the Lord has given me that I still have: my other son, my daughter,…
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O…
My wife, Kay, dared me to make up a story out of whole cloth. Just sit down and start writing and see what happens, she said. With my historical fiction books, I have at least had a loose outline to follow, a commitment to be true to the known facts while telling a good story. But not with The Mercy Seat. It was scary at first.
I can take the cold. The darkness of winter is a lot less fun.
What is our heritage of thankfulness? Join Jeanette-Marie Mirich as she shares her thoughts on this holiday of gratitude.
A Letter from the Palace [Terrie Todd]
I won’t forget the day I received a letter from Buckingham Palace. In 2018, Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) was still alive and well in the sixty-sixth year of her seventy-year reign. My friend Lucy suggested I send Her Majesty a copy of my third novel, Bleak Landing. The book includes a scene from 1939 when…
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