Category: Story
Shepherding in a Storm: A Pandemic Parable
The plains city of Churchopolis rested peacefully in the heart of the Midwest. Every Sunday at 6 pm, the residents gather in the numerous local churches for evening worship. Each congregation shares a meal, then moves into their sanctuary to sing, pray, and hear a message from the Bible. Afterward, at 8 pm, each congregation…
BIG NEWS on My Fiction Writing
It’s 2:30 am. I can’t sleep, but I’m too tired to do real work, so I thought I’d share some BIG NEWS about my fiction writing! I wrote a novel several years ago. I would have NEVER dreamed back then what God—in his infinite kindness and unending faithfulness—would be doing with it today. I. AM….
A Mini-Memoir of Pastoral Burnout
Today I have a piece up at Fathom Mag on my experience of pastoral burnout. Here’s the intro: I knelt on the floor of my study all night, my forehead pressed into the carpet, my fists pressed against my temples. I pulled my hair and wept until I fell asleep, exhausted. Waking in a fetal…
The Carol Danvers Statement: A Marvel of Biblical Womanhood
My ten-year-old daughter recently returned from her first overseas church trip. She spent the week in a new culture, trying new foods and serving the children of friends. Before she left, I gave her a bracelet that reads “Be Brave.” We talked the week before about brave women in the Bible, such as Miriam, Deborah,…