“Do you make that much noise when you’re by yourself?” my daughter asked me as we worked independently in the same room together. Until she’d asked, I wasn’t aware of […]
Most of what we hear about prophets in this 21st century is related to prophecy, specifically false “end of the world” prophecies.[1] These have ranged from the “most famous false […]
“I’m looking for a sign,” said my friend. “God has always shown me signs.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks […]
Olivier Dunrea, a painter and sculptor, is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children’s books, the Gossie & Friends series. In his book Gossie & Gertie[1], the two goslings are […]
Sometimes, Depression sends a postcard ahead of his visits. On one side, in fat and deceptively friendly script, the words: “Wish you were here!” On the other side, scrawled in his […]
As a child, my family lived thousands of miles away from my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. They were mainly in Western Kentucky and scattered North to the Chicago area. […]
It is not easy for some people, including me, to speak openly about loneliness, so they remain silently lonely for loved ones, friends, the good old days. They keep loneliness […]
Simeon is the most obvious of prophets. Not like, oh Simeon, you’re so brilliant, you’re obviously a prophet! But like, duh, Simeon, it didn’t take a prophet to see that […]
Following the Star This week, I was thinking about when Sage turned five, and I was putting him to bed, laying beside him on his twin bed, and we gazed […]
