The Alphabet of Grace
“I am a part-time novelist who happens also to be a part-time Christian because part of the time seems to be the most I can...
View ArticleThe Two Battles
“St. Paul… was not the first to speak of life as a battle, nor was he the last; but familiar and hackneyed as the metaphor...
View ArticleDogs are Shakespearean, Children are Strangers
You may want to know about Bolt Farm Treehouse near Chattanooga, where a weekend spent in a treehouse, dome, or mirror cabin offers an immersive...
View ArticleI hope this email finds you well
Matt Haig has a lot of hopes for you in The Comfort Book. Here they are, some of them: “I hope this email finds you...
View ArticleBacon in Conversation with Kathy Schultenover
From Parnassus Books: Summer’s over – it’s back to Book Club! Does your club need some new suggestions for the upcoming year? Join us for...
View ArticleBeautiful Trauma
In a bad mood, I ordered a chocolate cherry smoothie from Clean Juice and went to pick it up. After that, I sat outside on...
View ArticleBreathing Underwater
The sea came calling this week, in word and song. I listened, from my parched garden, dried out by September’s sun. Emily Dickinson began… I...
View ArticleFall Reading Special: Top 10 for Right Now
Lately I’ve been preoccupied with the question of what constitutes a good and useful life. Or, as Barbie would ask, what was I made for?...
View ArticleSouthern Festival of Books Special
It’s almost here! The 35th annual Southern Festival Books brings over 150 authors to Nashville for interviews and conversation beginning tomorrow morning and running through...
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