Author: em6298

• The Queen Who Walked Into the Fire

  The Life of Saint Theodora of Arta (†1270s) The castle at Arta sat on a hill above the river Arachthos,… Read more.

• The Turning Homeward of All Speckled Things

  Servants, Strangers, and the Light That Finds Them — A Reflection for Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week) on… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Befriended the Wild Things

  The Life of Saint Columba of Iona (521–597 AD) The storm hit the little boat sideways. Salt water poured over… Read more.

• The Voice Beneath the Borrowed Skin

  Blessing, Deception, and the God Who Contends — A Reflection for Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week) on Isaiah… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Walked Into the Fire

  The Life of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 69–155 AD) The soldiers came for him at suppertime. Polycarp was eighty-six… Read more.

• The One Thing Behind the Veil

  Sitting at the Feet of the Living Ark — A Reflection for Fifth Week of Great Lent on Hebrews 9:1-7… Read more.

• The Girl Who Sang the World Back Together

  The Life of Saint Audrey of Ely (c. 636–679) On the flat, wind-scoured fenlands of eastern England, where the sky… Read more.

• The Hidden God Who Climbs the Mountain With You

  Where the Knife Falls and the Ram Appears — A Reflection for Fifth Week of Great Lent on Isaiah 45:11-17… Read more.

• The Travailing God and the Dust That Dares

  Blindness, Boldness, and the Birth-Cry of New Creation — A Reflection for Fifth Week of Great Lent on Isaiah 42:5-16… Read more.

• The Girl Who Walked Through Fire and Spoke to Kings

  The Life of Saint Juliana of Nicomedia (c. 285–304) The city of Nicomedia gleamed white against the sea, its marble… Read more.