The Imagination and Its Role in Faith
In Jesus’s final words to his followers, he commanded them to “make disciples of all nations.”[1] This imperative extends to all his followers until his return. Throughout the centuries, we […]
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Category: Issue Five
The Adventures of Asher Svenson: Story Two: A Feast of Fishes
While camping at the coast, A young man met a mysterious host, A pelican full of wisdom and renown, Whose name and age remain unknown. After the young man met […]
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God, the Playwright
“God, The Playwright” is a free verse rendition of Frederick Buechner’s book Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale. In this poem, I take the reader […]
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Reviving a Sacred Imagination
In the fourth chapter of Proverbs, Solomon instructs his son to diligently tend his own soul: My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let […]
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Imagining Conversion
It is difficult, if not impossible, to act without first imagining what one is about to do. And it is difficult to imagine something one has never seen or heard […]
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The Armor of the Dragon: Chapter One: What Grew in the Garden
In a small town in Japan, the Chinese Dragon caught the people that lived there. It invisibly guided them this way and that, pushing and pulling them along with its […]
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The Imaginative Power of Sub-Creation
The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of […]
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We Have Sinned and Grown Old: A Reflection on the Imagination and Motherhood
“I don’t want to tell you. It’s embarrassing.” My nine-year-old son uttered these words recently as we sat on the couch in my favorite room of our home. I don’t […]
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