The Need to Pay Attention
04.11.2011 | 2 CommentsBy Luci Shaw A student in a lecture hall once asked me, “Don’t you get tired of noticing things?” By way of answering her I quoted one … Continue Reading
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Sacred Story
01.05.2011 | No CommentsWith the pen as his pulpit, George MacDonald used fiction to show the relevance of scriptural truth to the problems of his age. By Kirsten Jeffrey Johnson … Continue Reading
George Herbert
01.05.2011 | No CommentsEngland’s greatest religious poet “A verse may find him who a sermon flies.” It was the New Year’s celebration, and Magdalen Newport Herbert had received two sonnets … Continue Reading
The Wise Imagination
10.28.2010 | No CommentsGeorge MacDonald’s legacy is his reminder that we are creative beings because we are made in the image of a Creator. By Trevor Hart Editor’s note: C. … Continue Reading
The Power of Story
08.12.2010 | No CommentsReading may not change the world — but it changes the reader, and that’s a start. By Katherine Paterson The summer that I was 17 years old, I, who … Continue Reading
A Pilgrim’s Progress to the Heavenly City
08.10.2010 | No CommentsFrom ancient times, human beings have used both practical and poetic language. By Randall Smith When I get to the poetry section of English 102—where sunsets look … Continue Reading
Hearts in Training
05.03.2010 | No CommentsC. S. Lewis employed his imaginative gifts to dispel his readers’ illusions and educate their feelings. By Doris T. Myers In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, … Continue Reading
