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Choice Is What Gives Me Hope
There is no escape for you except by a radical psychological transformation of yourself. – Neville Goddard I believe that some people are...
Yasmin Gudino
Dec 30, 20223 min read


The Gospel According to Helga
Helga, a hard working waitress, has a lot to teach us about the true meaning of the holidays.
Shawn Casselberry
Dec 21, 20228 min read


MoMA and Hadestown: Rothko, Matisse and Anais Mitchell
Arrested by the Dance (1909) by Henri Matisse, I sat and drew it in my 6x6 inch sketchbook. The figures form a wild chain in a distorted...
Joel Klepac
Nov 22, 20223 min read


The Rounds
Henry opened his eyes to sunrise slanting beneath the overpass. Summer humidity clung to his skin like wet cotton. From the distance,...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Nov 16, 202216 min read


Intersection
6:00 AM Ryan had finally tired of waking up in an empty bed. Grief had run its rollercoaster course over the last five years, and his...
Shawn Casselberry
Oct 31, 20224 min read


Join the Resistance: First Steps
This story is an excerpt from Michelle Warren’s new book Join the Resistance (IVP, 2022). When my oldest child was in first grade, I...
Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Oct 4, 20222 min read


The Time Teller
Zoe never dreamed of working as a time teller. It was a hard job to get in the best of economies, in a recession it was nearly...
Shawn Casselberry
Sep 5, 20228 min read


Reverence is not Only for the Religious
You wind around switchbacks, tree-covered mountainsides, and ravines and then eventually through a long tunnel. Without warning, you are...
Joel Klepac
Aug 15, 20224 min read


Dog God
When Sarah’s beloved chocolate lab Sadie began acting strange, she took her to the vet. “What seems to be the problem?” asked Lance, a...
Shawn Casselberry
Jul 7, 20227 min read
A Cat Named Baby
I remember the week I had two unrelated counseling clients schedule emergency sessions to process their pain at the loss of their cats....
Michelle Patterson
Jul 7, 20222 min read
My Sister and Me
This story is about my sister and me. I am the second oldest of four children. My older sister is 10 months older than me. “Irish twins,”...
Jen Casselberry
Jun 2, 20224 min read
Shell
Maddie was a widow who lived by the beach. Every morning and evening she walked along the shore remembering her husband David and their...
Shawn Casselberry
Jun 2, 20225 min read
THE GLORIOUS FUNERAL OF FRANK GILLESPIE
BY SIMEON KLEPAC MOVEMENT I: TRAGEDY “Out of ink.” The coroner clicked his pen fruitlessly. “Here.” Washburton, a round faced man in a...
Simeon Klepac
May 6, 202219 min read
Coming to Life Among the Dying
My grandfather died rather suddenly when I was 9 years old. He was a fun grandfather who would do anything to make his grandchildren...
Suzanne Bea Slover Leahy
May 6, 20225 min read
When Silence is Borne: Andrew Wyeth’s True Work
Naptime in the late 70’s meant the kind of deep silence found underwater. Just barely above the quiet, one could hear the creaking of the...
Joel Klepac
Apr 6, 20227 min read
The Greater Miracle
The neighbors thought it was a publicity stunt at first, a tactic to get media attention or fund a new wing on the church building. Even...
Shawn Casselberry
Apr 6, 20226 min read
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