Children’s Church Part 1 – This Little Light

I first wrote the text for this series about two years ago. When I began writing it, I was in a pit of anger and despair, so I decided to hold off on publishing it. Within the time I started writing, we learned that my husband would be losing his job (almost to the week …

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Review: Lord of the Flies

In my endeavor to read more books that I have been avoiding in the past, I decided to read Lord of the Flies this year. I probably should have read this book at some point during my schooling, but I never did. So even though I vaguely knew the story, I didn't really know it or its meaning. Thus, …

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Poetry: Keble – Ash Wednesday

“Yes—deep within and deeper yet   The rankling shaft of conscience hide,Quick let the swelling eye forget   The tears that in the heart abide.Calm be the voice, the aspect bold,   No shuddering pass o’er lip or brow,For why should Innocence be told   The pangs that guilty spirits bow? “The loving eye that watches thine   Close as …

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Review: The Ecumenism of Beauty

Editor: Timothy Verdon Publisher: Mount Tabor Books I picked up this book for a couple of reasons. First, I love religious art. Second, I've been working on a project about the use of art in service to the liturgy. Third, the title looked interesting. And while I wasn't fully satisfied with this book, and I …

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Review: Anderson – Truth Overruled

Author: Ryan Anderson Publisher: Regnery Publishing I forget now where I first heard of this book, but I'd guess it was a podcast. And in my typical fashion, I'm reading an author's books out of order. One day I'll read books as they were published. But as with When Harry Became Sally, Anderson has crafted a …

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