Scandal, Doubt, and Christmas Between You and Me

I believe that we rarely spend time focusing on the scandal surrounding the birth of Jesus. According to the moral teachings of the day, not only did Joseph have every right to break off his engagement with his mysteriously pregnant future wife, but by all accounts, Mary could’ve been stoned in the village square for […]

Did Harper Lee EVER intend To Kill a Mockingbird to be a “Christian book”?

I have no doubt several readers are shaking their heads at this blog-post. I communicate explicitly in the Introduction of The Mockingbird Parables that it was never my intent to speak for Harper Lee, but rather to share with the reader how her beautiful story has influenced my life (and my faith). I called into […]

Mockingbird Monday: The film relationship between Scout and Atticus

I came across this wonderful article from the Post-Gazette this past summer and thought I would share it with you. It interviews Mary Badham (Scout Finch) whodiscusses some really interesting information about her relationship with Gregory Peck and some of the other famous actors on the set of the film. You can check it out […]