Editor’s Note: This article by SD Smith appeared on gospelcoalition.org, and it’s a good one. Enjoy! I’ve heard pastors and longtime Christians argue against reading fiction since it’s “not true.” But great literature can be an avenue of profound blessing and an ally to teach us to anticipate the kingdom of God in all of…
Have you ever read a book that was inviting and endearing, but the words ran all the way to the edge of the book? Probably not. Stories without margins are nearly impossible to enjoy reading. It’s the same with life stories. Margin is not the wasted space on the page where more words could have…
N. D. Wilson is the Master of American Magic. There is no other middle-grade author who writes such powerful fantasy with an American accent. And I don’t mean Wilson’s own accent, though he does go in for hard Rs. I mean the stories themselves. They are the kinds of tales you can’t imagine being narrated by…
For those of you who have enjoyed our Friday Shorts segment, I have some baddish news. Please, both of you, have a seat. We’re going to be doing it a bit less. Maybe a lot less. I had high hopes for SW Shorts, and I had dreams of many wonderful things we could do with…
I hope you all had a wonderful Advent and Christmas season. It’s a time of year when it’s somehow easiest for me to believe that the stories are true. The Story is true. All true. Mary’s impossible conception. Joseph’s dreams. King David’s descendent, born humbly in Herod the Great’s shadow. The shepherds’ unbelievable tale. Angels….
As you know, we are BIG fans of the ladies from Rain for Roots. Great news! Their new album of Advent songs is out and ready to be enjoyed for the coming season and beyond. The record is Waiting Songs, and it’s excellent. Here’s a song for your Friday from the new album: Isaiah 11….
Art by Zach Franzen — The Dining Habits of Polonius Wheeler By S. D. Smith THERE was a large giant who lived in the woods, His name was Polonius Wheeler. He mostly was nice, just a singular vice, He sometimes became a sheep-stealer. Wheeler rolled in, nonchalant, to the meadow, And much to the shepherd’s…
Leaven Bread by Rain for Roots from Rain for Roots on Vimeo. I love the collaboration that happened on Leaven Bread. It was a rare moment of us being able to gather in the room together, to talk about the text. To wrestle with the implications and to try to honor the context in which…
Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rossetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by. Jamin Still hastily created this…
The album is excellent and available here. And…..GREAT NEWS! These amazing ladies have an Advent album in the works. See here. See. HEAR! “Waiting Songs”: new album from Rain for Roots from Rain for Roots on Vimeo.
Our family loves this music. Get the record here.
One of the lovely things about working with SD Smith is his deep and sincere humility. But sometimes, that humility forces me to pry something beautiful from his bashful clutches in order to share it with you all. Like this poem. You’re welcome. — James Witmer A Cathedral of Words I cannot, I think, build…
