A Story Worth Writing
In an article titled “All Stories Are the Same” in The Atlantic Monthly, John Yorke claims that if you want to write a good story, you...
5 Ways to Build Friendships
When I was a young Christian, a had a wise mentor. Betty Granger was the mother of the young man who led me to Christ, and over the next...
Tell A Story
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been telling myself stories. I think the first full-fledged novel I ever wrote was more like a...
It's Not in Code
In his book How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, Jordan Ellenberg refers to a group of rabbinical scholars who have...
Contentment and Joy
"You deserve better." It is not shouted at me from rooftops. It is whispered in my ear as I drift off to sleep, those susceptible moments...
Using Maps to Lose Our Way
To some people, maps are intimidating creatures: lines that cross and connect, with different colors signifying different themes, and the...
You Are Known
I go through periods where my prayer life is stagnant. OK, that seems to be the default more often than not. And while I am in the middle...
Waiting
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. The anticipation of Christmas. Those last few weeks of any school year. We all wait, and these...
Not a Slave
The slaves of the American South had nothing to call their own. Everything they had came from the Master. A benevolent master meant,...
Debtor's Prison
In America today, we don't really have a concept of debtor's prison. They have mostly been outlawed all over the world. It was a crazy...
