Tag: Story

Holidays

Spiraling

L.S. Childe

The seasons give us structure and remembrance and rhythm, but redundancy is a red flag...

Do Justice, Mental Health, Pop Culture

Tradition! (or The Sacrifice God Is NOT Calling Us To Make)

L.S. Childe

In which I reflect on Fiddler on the Roof and its parallels to the Bible story of Jephthah's daughter

Pop Culture

Eclipsed

L.S. Childe

In which I anticipate the coming solar eclipse with eagerness, contemplation, and affirmations for us all.

Do Justice

Like a Good Neighbor

L.S. Childe

In which I learn - and feel - something new within the Parable of the Compassionate (Good) Samaritan

Bible

Deep and Wide: Matthew 8:2-3

L.S. Childe

In which we take a deep (contextual) and wide (for all times) look at Matthew's account of the healing the the man with leprosy.

Pop Culture

Introducing the IMR (In the Middle of Reading) Book Review

L.S. Childe

In which I preliminarily review the books I am currently reading, no matter how close (or not) I am to their conclusions. P.S. Got any recs for me?

Pop Culture

The Pilgrim’s Way: Fairy Tales

L.S. Childe

In which my faith is both shaken and strengthened on the quest for True Love, and I rescue the Princess only to discover she is me.

Bible, Holidays

Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday: Cleaning Out the Pantry

L.S. Childe

A free excerpt from my new book, Spring Clean: Devotions for Lent, coming January 22!