It’s generally considered bad form to write a review of a book you haven’t finished. It’s even worse form to review a book you’ve only just started. So I’m not going to call this a review. It’s more of a first look. Nicholas Kotar’s Raven Son is an epic fantasy series...
For Good Friday, I am sharing a poem written by my daughter, Elizabeth Sunshine Koroma. It's my favorite Good Friday poem and I think it is particularly impressive that she wrote it while in college. I'm including her explanation of some of the imagery from a blog...
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm reposting an article on the Celtic Cross that I wrote years ago that is no longer available. Along with this, I just posted a short video on St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity that talks about...
Today, January 13, we remember the Hussites who, on this day in 1501, published the first hymnal in history written in the language of the common people. The descendants of the Hussites are known as the Moravian Brethren, who carry on the rich tradition of hymns and...
Music is, or should be, a vital part of the Christian life. I suspect most Christians have never considered how big a role music plays in Scripture. Our ideas of “Christian music” tend to focus in on the particular genres of music that we like, whether classical...
Pop Quiz: Who is the first person that Scripture tells us was filled with the Spirit? (The answer appears below.) A Trip to the Museum My wife and I recently visited New York City. While there we decided to go to the Guggenheim, a museum dedicated to...
The picture attached to this post is of a sunset taken through a frozen waterfall in Michigan by Jake Trost (www.jaketrostphoto.com). It is as beautiful a work of abstract art as I have ever seen, and if Jake hadn’t been there, no one would ever have seen it. And that...
The Weeping Sky The icy, grasping hands of fog Grip every barren, gnarled tree. Their shadows in a stagnant pool Like iron bars encompass me The fog surrounds my breaking heart, Veils even Heaven’s constant light. My eyes turn back to Earth below, Where what is true...
Much has already been written about Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option, a great deal of which reflects the preconceptions of the reviewers more than the contents of the book. Here is my take on it. The Big Picture Dreher’s starting premise is that the culture wars are...
My latest book, entitled The Image of God, is now available in print and in e-book form. The easiest place to find it in print is probably on Amazon, though it is available at other online retailers. It can also be found as an e-book in all formats at Smashwords. You...