Rarer Than Rubies
By Jordan Ellis Christensen … Such a wife is worth more than wealth /
She’s rarer than all rubies rich!
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The Creation Museum: A Critique of “Christian Disneyland”
By T. K. Wilson … I am of the personal opinion that Mr. Ham and his followers have a problem, and that problem is the idea that they are the arbiters of truth when it comes to Genesis. Their way or the highway; they think they know the mind of God.
Read MoreMy Grandfather’s Hayfield
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … From my own fields I can hear the band / The high school marching band, oom-pah, oom-pah / From several miles away, with merry songs / and merry cheers around the homecoming bonfire
Read MoreEquipping Our Children: Teaching Biblical Apologetics and Embracing Hard Questions
By Steven & Kathryn White …
In teaching biblical apologetics to our children, it’s essential to create an environment where hard questions are not only welcomed but encouraged. Doubt and skepticism are natural parts of the human experience, and our children should feel safe to explore their faith and wrestle with difficult theological concepts.
Exodus Decoded
By Amanda Pizzolatto … In this day and age, it seems many scientists, and non-scientists, are determined to prove the Bible as pure lies, or inspired by the mythos of surrounding civilizations. An interesting position to take considering that the mythos of a country is typically an exaggerated history of their people, using gods to explain the unexplainable.
Read MoreLina’s Story Part 2: El Roi- The God Who Sees
By Lyn Wilson … The ocean outside the cave seemed angry. The froth rose and fell as the waves pummeled the shore. The sand was littered with seaweed, bits of shell and pieces of fishermen’s nets.
Read MoreA Deer and I Surprised Each Other
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Silence
We paused
We looked
She leaped
Ginny’s Cookie Jar Part 5: The Progressive Proposal
Lillian stood frozen. She looked at the man who had been her friend since the “earth’s crust was forming”—the man who had spent the last three hours watching her heart rate more closely than the appetizers.
Read MoreYour Heart as a Tabernacle
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … The heart is a tabernacle upon the Altar
Within it reposes our hopes and dreams
Mr. Smith and Washington
By Amanda Pizzolatto … Before Frank Capra could open “The Greatest Gift”, he would journey with “The Man from Montana”. Before staying in Bedford Falls, there was a trip to Washington D.C. Before there was George Bailey, there was Jefferson Smith.
Read MoreYou Have To Work
The issue with artists is that in order to be decent as an artist, you have to actually sit down at the drawing board and work. You don’t get good by accident.
By Ian Wilson
The Angelus
By Mary M. Isaacs … Alison finished her preparations for dinner, keeping one eye on the clock. She had managed to remain calm all morning as she cleaned the house, prepared for dinner, and packed a small bag to take to her cousin’s house. But now it was almost noon…. She stopped everything she was doing while watching the minute hand move forward slowly. Fear and apprehension flooded through her as the hour approached.
Read More12 Rules For Writing Adventure Stories
Well, here are my 12 rules for writing adventure stories. Feel free to follow, or discard them at your own convenience, whatever fits your writing style…
By Ian Wilson
Why Camelot?
All English kings have tried to claim some legitimate connection to him, by blood or by some other means. But what made me, personally, choose to write about Camelot?
By Ian Wilson
Day of St. Patrick
By Amanda Pizzolatto … For history and myth make up the structure / Of a people strong, brave, and true
Read MoreHe’s Not A Monster
I will start by saying the Beast is not a monster; the Beast is you and I…
By Ian Wilson
He’s Not The Hero You Think He Is
I’m gonna come right out and say it: no, Gaston is not the hero of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and making him into one misunderstands the plot and cheapens true masculinity…
By Ian Wilson
A Rotor-Tiller and the Feast of the Presentation
By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Names have not been restored, as Aslan says / Some are pleased to call this Ground-Hog Day / Although there are no ground hogs here / But the Presentation is everywhere and forever
Read MoreMerry Christmas! (It’s Not Over Yet)
When does Christmas end? It depends who you ask. The Christmas Octave brings us to January 1st. The 12 Days of Christmas take us up to Epiphany (January 6th). You could celebrate the 20ish days till the Baptism of the Lord, or the traditional 40 days until February 2nd – the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
Read MoreGuardians Of Atlanta Episode 11 – The Legend of Stone Mountain Part 3
By Joshua David Ling … “I know you’re just a legend. / An echo of one that was. / Harbingella is just an evil woman. / Amy is more because / Harbingella doesn’t really live anymore…
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