A Tale of Two Desktop Files: Choosing Our Story
I keep a folder on my PC desktop of rejection letters from publishers. Most of them are very nice. Whenever I read them, it reminds me a little of my college dating life. I was dumped a couple of times in a really benevolent way. You know you’re in trouble when you get the “you’re […]
If it’s free it’s for me: The Bigger Issues with Rob Bell’s Book, Yard Sales, & Unconditional Love
One of my friends delights in his disposition toward things that are free. He will drive across town for anything with that moniker attached…from free car washes to free chicken sandwiches. He is the proud purveyor of the phrase, “if it’s free, it’s for me!” Curiously, his inclination toward frugality does not extend to things […]
Mockingbird Monday: What To Kill a Mockingbird Can Teach us about Political Correctness
When Atticus comes face-to-face with the political, religious, and social demon of racism, he does not mince his words. In a conversation with his brother Jack, he calls it “Maycomb’s usual disease”; and when he is forced to confront it at the trial of the black man falsely accused of rape and assault, he calmly […]