Masterful Poems: “Carrion Comfort”

“Not, I’ll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee.” So begins a poem that may not be, at first glance, a very cheerful one. After all, the first half of the poem is addressed to Despair itself, describing it as dead, putrefying flesh—a…

Awesome Children’s Books, Part 3: Little Bear

This week we’ll look at one of my favorite book series from when I was younger. Grab some tea and cookies, and settle in for a good read! A Little-Known Author Currently on my bookshelf, I have four of the five original Little Bear…

Suggested Reading: A Short Star Wars Article

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a Star Wars fan. In fact, my first experience with the saga came when I was still an infant. I was born the year that Return of the Jedi was released, and my parents thought…

Longing for Something, Part 3

It’s time! We’re finally going to look together at the long-awaited conclusion of Romans 8! These verses are full of comfort, promise, and peace, and I can’t wait to share them with you. But glory shines brightest against the dark backdrop of sin, and…

Longing for Something, Part 2

“We earnestly desire consummation for the healing of our broken hearts and the drying of our tears. We want to live where ‘goodbye’ isn’t even in our vocabulary. We long for all things to be made new. And this is the consummation that the…

Longing for Something, Part 1

We’re all longing for something. No matter what we have or how happy we feel, we probably still have an ache, a yearning deep in our hearts for…something. Sure, we may not verbalize this all the time, and maybe we haven’t even stopped to…

Stage Twelve: Return with the Elixir

The hero’s journey is complete, and he or she has returned with the elixir. But what is the elixir? Read on to find out!