Idiot Psalms (Scott Cairns)
Idiot Psalms 1 A psalm of Isaak, accompanied by Jew’s harp. O God Belovéd if obliquely so, dimly apprehended in the midst of this, the fraught...
View ArticleThis Is Just To Say (William Carlos Williams)
This Is Just To Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold by William Carlos Williams,”This...
View ArticleGod, Thou Art Love (Robert Browning)
God Thou Art Love If I forget, Yet God remembers! If these hands of mine Cease from their clinging, yet the hands divine Hold me so firmly that I cannot fall; And if sometimes I am too tired to call...
View ArticleI am not old (Samantha Reynolds)
I Am Not Old I am not old…she said I am rare. I am the standing ovation At the end of the play. I am the retrospective Of my life as art I am the hours Connected like dots Into good sense I am the...
View ArticleHe Tends His Flock (Nicole T. Walters)
He Tends His Flock (Isaiah 40.11) The sun is fading behind the trees now And there’s a place I’m supposed to be But the fog is rolling in like waves, Slowly covering and drowning me. Somewhere is the...
View ArticleThe Owl and the Pussycat (Edward Lear)
The Owl and the Pussycat I The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up...
View ArticleThe #Poemaday Grand Finale: All Your Favorite Poems & Limericks
Wow, what a month! I have loved this month of exploring poetry: to all who read, shared, and sent me poems to enjoy: thank you for taking up this challenge and enjoying it with me. I feel like I got a...
View ArticleBuilding My Marriage One IKEA Bookcase at a Time
Maybe this sounds weird, but I find assembling IKEA furniture to be a profound marriage-building activity. Actually, I know it sounds weird. I know couples who bond on marriage retreats, or through...
View ArticleChristmas Giveaway!! Win one of FIVE copies of the NIV Bible for Women
In October I hosted a giveaway of the new NIV Bible for women, and was thrilled to mail a copy off to the winner… and yet sad for the 150 others who had entered but did not win. So this week I’m...
View ArticleWhen Words Fail (Words & Art by Mara Measor)
Today’s post is from Mara Measor, and tells the story of how she found herself praying naked prayers in the depths of depression. It’s a gem (and there’s a soundtrack, too, if you click here) Mara is a...
View ArticleLet’s Play No-Trumps (some thoughts on how the cards are stacked this election)
Perhaps it was because my given name means white breasted that, from a young age, I have been sensitive to name meanings. Perhaps it was my early exposure to the Bible, where names mean something...
View ArticlePick of the Clicks 12/11/15
Hello, hello! It’s been a while, but here are some of those Pick of the Clicks gems you’ve been missing the last few weeks… To kick off, my favorite meme of the season: Just jaw-dropping: as if CS...
View ArticleOn conquering the world
My friend Cara Meredith invites people to write guest posts on her blog, and she always has the best prompts. Last year she had us write about unexpected moments, and I got to tell a bit of my love...
View ArticleAre you really ready for Christmas? (Andrew Gilmore)
Please welcome Andrew Gilmore to the blog… asking a great question: are you really ready for Christmas? I sat at my desk on yet another icy Monday morning. As I glared at the computer screen, my stuffy...
View ArticleAsk me: “Help, my husband and I disagree over Santa”
Dear Bronwyn, Our son is still too young for it, but we’re trying to figure out how we will handle Santa in our family. My inclination is to not do Santa, but my husband doesn’t see the harm. We both...
View ArticleThe Body Language of Prayer
I wrote this piece in April and labored hard over it. I’m thrilled to finally have it published, my first up at Today’s Christian Woman: usually many of their articles are for subscribers only, but...
View ArticlePick of the Clicks 2/1/2016
Happy New Year, friends! December was a whirl of family and kids-on-vacation and altogether too much fruitcake, so it’s been a couple of weeks since I sent out a pick of the clicks – but here are some...
View ArticleShould I Make New Years Resolutions: Heinous, Helpful, or Healthy?
Is it just me, or are New Years’ Resolutions getting a bad rap this year? Anne Lamott is inviting people to go on a not-diet with her in 2016, and Monastery’s Glennon Melton is celebrating the Best New...
View ArticlePick of the Clicks 1/8/2016
Just a few treasures for you this week, but they are GOLDEN: Best 90 seconds on a screen you’ll see this week: Worthy reads: April Fiet’s thoughts on fear, love and a hermeneutic of suspicion are...
View ArticleAnd I Would Walk 10,000 Steps (A Fitbit parody)
I am one of the 18 million people (!!!) who got a Fitbit last year: a little device on my arm that functions not only as a watch, but also counts my steps, and tracks my heart rate, sleep, exercise and...
View Article