Month: February 2018
Writing Tracker – Week 8 (Feb. 18 – Feb. 24)
Writers write. That’s the bottom line. Last week, I wrote the fewest days of any week so far in 2018. I just didn’t get to it last Sunday, and then this past weekend I was...
Jerusalem Christians Unite… to Close Church of the Holy Sepulchre
This story is published in full at Christianity Today In an action not seen in more than a century, the leaders of Jerusalem’s churches closed the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday...
Who Is a Refugee?
For the sake of clarity in an unbelieving world, we might point to the definition of “refugee” as put forth by the United Nations: Any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted...
The Writer Is __________
The writer is all things. He is an engineer. A physicist. A doctor. A bum. A shogun. He has lived in London and Tokyo and in other galaxies. The writer is a lowercase god in...
Billy Graham’s Regret
The evangelical bulwark that is Billy Graham was born into eternity yesterday. There are a great many people talking about it (I recommend Christianity Today’s comprehensive, non-hagiographic coverage of his life as a mortal, like...
Writing Tracker – Week 7 (Feb. 11 – Feb. 17)
Writers write. That’s the bottom line. I’m realizing that I definitely write more in the middle of the week than on the edges. Weekends have actually proven much tougher for me to dedicate to writing...
Neither Slave Nor Free, Legal Resident Nor Refugee
When I hear Mara’s story–a story of intimidation that led to flight that led to poverty that led to a waning hope–I understand, but I cannot imagine. I listen, but I cannot relate. I can...
The Parable of the Fast
The Fast was coming, and the Dignitary knew if he was going to give himself to the people, he must first give himself to God. He sought out the Seer and asked him, “What does...
What Do Explorers Pack?
In the February 12 and 19 issues of The New Yorker, David Grann gives us the fascinating story of Henry Worsley, a modern arctic explorer. In the footsteps of his hero, Ernest Shackleton, Worsley made...
Writing Tracker – Week 6 (Feb. 4 – Feb. 10)
Writers write. That’s the bottom line. I wrote a fair amount last week, but slowed down in terms of published output. It was the first week I only posted three pieces to my blog, though...