Essay |
I bought
The Elements of Style
in high school, having heard it contained some magic key that
unlocked mysteries for wordsmiths. I chose the smooth white edition…
Abortion |
I wore stockings under my jeans under my sweatpants to the March
for Life in Washington, D.C., last Friday. Some said the weather
fit the occasion: This march…
Faith & Inspiration |
My brain fills up with light bulbs. I read Thomas Sowell’s
Basic Economics
on my bed, on the floor, on the sofa, in the grocery store. I
scrawl into the…
Sports |
Sports are recreation. They are entertainment. But they are much
more than that. It is an easy thing as a writer, preacher, or
observer to use sports as a…
Faith & Inspiration |
Last week I met a woman with no belly button. Imagine my parents’
surprise when I came home for the week and reported this. “Who was
she, Eve?” asked my…
Faith & Inspiration |
Do you ever ask God to show you your sin? Are you that crazy? I
was, last week. I paused first. I knew how much it could hurt to
have layers of my…
Faith & Inspiration |
As Christmas zips itself shut, the gospel goes on. A layer of dirt
caked the nursing home windows, which overlooked both a traffic
accident and a Walmart. I…
Faith & Inspiration |
It’s my 21st Christmas, and I want to cut down the tree myself.
“You’ll get dirty,” Dad says. “And what if it’s too wet to bring
into the…
Education |
Since I wanted to catch hypothermia, I drew the bathwater as cold
as I could. I didn’t want to go to school. The romantic term
hypothermia
promised at least…
Essay |
Gordon’s hair stuck up like hay. His icy eyes moved fast above his
lips, which he rarely opened. There are always a couple students
here at Patrick Henry…
Faith & Inspiration |
My grandfather and I gazed into the green M&M’s in the dish on
the Thanksgiving counter, feeling happy about their peppermint
flavor. As we kept taking…
Faith & Inspiration |
Rusty the fawn-colored dog lived in our house, even though she
belonged to the next-door neighbor. A squat, top-heavy animal, she
squeaked and squealed and…
