Essay |
This spring break I bring a passel of three friends home with me,
to see my sights. Even on spring break my friends sit at the
breakfast table declining Greek…
Art |
Conversation is a vague art. Why, sometimes, does it come so easy
and taste so good? Why, other times, does it fizzle out into
remarks about the weather? Last…
Faith & Inspiration |
After my first heartbreak ever, I drove my purple pickup truck
across the New York countryside listening to Canadian sermons about
suffering. On dusty trips…
Religion |
I don’t always read Roman Catholic books, but when I do, I read
them on the Baptist bus. And when I do it, I think about suitcases.
A friend recommended
Lead…
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…
