For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.
Category: Books
Repost: A poem
A friend of mine, for the last couple of years, has hosted a Book of Concord reflection series on Substack. I believe I have shared one of the pieces I wrote for it, but I cannot remember. However, I wrote a poem for this week not on the BoC but for Holy Week, especially Good …
Review: When Christmas Comes
I have recently come to enjoy the mystery genre, and since I already enjoyed Klavan's Another Kingdom series, I decided to read When Winter Comes as well. This book is neither like Another Kingdom nor Agatha Christie. Klavan is an intriguing writer; no two books (or series) of his I have read have been alike. And yet, I can see the …
Repost: O Come, Emmanuel
https://thelutherancolumn.com/2018/12/22/rose-hymns-o-come-o-come-emmanuel/ This past week I shared the O Antiphons on my Instagram page (you can still check them out here!) and today I thought I’d share a post on the hymn “O Come O Come, Emmanuel” that I wrote for a friend’s blog a couple years ago. May you all have a blessed Christmas Eve! …
Review: The Saints of Whistle Grove
The Saint of Whistle Grove is a collection of stories glancing in on moments from different generations of this little settlement and how their lives, hopes, dreams, and failures shaped this church, even after death.
Madelyn Rose Craig 