By Betsy Sholl Each evening I believe in the everlasting and fear by dawn blight will have crept into the garden. But each morning there you are, watery blossoms dripping from the lip of multiple green faucets, a magicians trick of scarf after soft yellow and orange scarf rippling from a sleeve. How to name … Continue reading Begonia
By Betsy Sholl These two poems cannot be found in any of Betsy Sholl’s books, only here and in the magazines listed. THE SEA ITSELF Here, on solid ground, a blue jay lands, beautiful and shrill, looking right at me, banging a seed over and over, as if hell never get it rightanother creature I … Continue reading Two Poems by a Poet Laureate
By Jeff Goins, Editor The God of Intimacy and Action By Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling Campolo and Darling team up in The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice to bring readers the holistic gospel, a union of mystical encounters with Christ and essential action. They point to … Continue reading Book Review: The God of Intimacy and Action
By Lyn Hanush On a 4026.5 mile walking journey that took her from Blaine, Washington, to Key West, Florida, in fourteen-and-a-half-months, Lyn Hanush, a grandmother from Paso Robles, California says she prayed for America and the people she met all along the way. Wrecked had the privilege of interviewing her this week on the book … Continue reading On Prayer Walking Across America
By Sarae Martin This part of my story began exactly two years ago as I wallowed in nausea and a fog of apathy while I was in my first trimester of my fourth pregnancy. I remember lying on the couch feeling very miserable and telling my husband, Acey, to just go get something permanent done … Continue reading Birth Control, Life Control
By Matt Kok I live in Canada. To our North lies the vastness of the Arctic Ocean, with its icy landscapes and crystal blue waters. To our west and east lie the depths of the Pacific and Atlantic and to our south lies the epitome of First World Countries. I work with kids and teens … Continue reading First Nation: The Native Americans of Canada
By Jon Sontag When I was five years old, I wore cowboy boots. No hat, no gun, no sheriff badge; just the boots. Id wear them on camping trips, beach trips, bike rides, and even sometimes to bed. It didn’t matter to me. All I wanted to do was experience the Wild West up my … Continue reading The Cowboy Boot Church
By Stephanie Fisk She is led into the room, just like many before her. She grips the arm of her leader. An old, tattered, grey shirt is wrapped around her head. Blue cloth hangs loosely off her body as her bony shoulders poke out between the holes. A wrap skirt clings tightly to her waist, … Continue reading Church in Africa
By Deana Hartman Monday evening, I prepared to go teach and lecture this week in the DC area about art quilting. Part of the preparation is to pack items that students may want/need to purchase from me in class (or at lecture). Mostly this is beading tools, bead stews, and patterns. I also offer charms … Continue reading Charmed, I’m Sure
By Jimmy McCarty There is a story from Kerala, India that I must share. While we were there we were blessed with the opportunity to serve in a leper colony with over 100 lepers. One day when we were there it was pouring rain. We had gone planning to hand out snacks to the lepers, … Continue reading The Gift of Dance: Celebrating life in a leper colony