EDITOR’S NOTE: This very important essay first appeared on Story Warren in 2013, and it’s high time we re-visited it. I wish I could remember how many times your father has read the Narnia books to you. During those slow years when you still had time to crawl up into a lap and listen, you […]
While We Dust, They Dream
Sometimes, if my camera is not nearby, I take a mental snapshot in the hope I might remember. Through the Point d’Esprit lace of my bedroom window curtains, I could see them, four stair-step children hauling our biggest Radio Flyer wagon to the pasture behind the house. Our oldest son was lugging the wagon by its […]
Lemony Snicket’s The Dark
“I’m afraid of the dark.” If you’ve ever said or thought this, would you please raise your hand? Okay, every one of you can put your hand down now, ‘cause I know you all raised ‘em. We all know the dark is scary sometimes. Literal, emotional, spiritual; there’s all kinds of darkness, and they all […]
The Other Side
As I recall her in my mind’s eye, Mrs. Thompson (first name lost to time) was a pleasantly plump, nurturing fifth grade teacher, clad in the sort of festive, seasonally-appropriate sweaters favored by seasoned elementary school veterans. During my first year at that small Christian school in Winter Park, Florida, she led my class through […]
Knights of the Kitchen Table
Chivalry has gradually disappeared from our culture. It’s time to bring it back. What does it mean to be a man? Unfortunately, men are consistently defined by how tough they are, how much money they make, and how successful they are with women. You don’t need to look any further than to current superhero movies […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 107
- Next Page »