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Inspiration from The Green Ember

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Nathan Patton 2 Comments Action, Anger, Commonplace Book, Ember Falls, Emma Joveson, Healing, Heather Longtreader, Hope, Jealousy, Picket Longtreader, Rabbits, S.D. Smith, Selfishness, Smalden "Smalls" Joveson, The Green Ember, Truth, Whittle Longtreader, Wilfred Longtreader, Wisdom

The Green Ember series has been meaningful to me in both the original context in which it was written and my personal context of the current events of 2020.

Theology

Hosanna

April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Faith, grace, Hope, Joy, Life, Light, Loneliness, Lost, Mercy, Salvation, Sin, Suffering

Hosanna in the highest!

Literature Theology

A Reflection on “Lament for a Son”

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 David Lytle 7 Comments A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis, Death, Grief, Hope, Job, Lament for a Son, Lamenting, Matthew, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Psalm 42, Psalms, Remembering, Resurrection, Revelation

I picked up the book a few weeks after my 14 month-old had passed. What I read crushed my soul, or should I say shined a light on my own crushed soul.

Literature

I Am Thankful For… Unexpectedly Good Books

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Nathan Patton 2 Comments Brandon Sanderson, Fantasy, Hope, Science Fiction, Skyward, Starsight, Stories

I’m thankful for good books to read, especially when they are unexpectedly good books.

Family The Five Theology

When the Best Seat is the Worst Seat

July 20, 2018July 8, 2019 Staff 5 Comments Comfort, Grief, Hope, Loss, Mourning, Sadness

Dealing with the death of a loved one. A special guest post by Jeff Caudill.

Theology

We Have This Hope

November 9, 2017August 5, 2019 Phill Lytle 6 Comments 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Elijah, Evil, Faith, grace, Grief, Hebrews, Hope, Jeremiah, Love, Mass Shooting, Matthew, Prayer, Psalms, Repentance, Thanksgiving, The Church, The Two Towers, Tragedy

Trying to make sense of another senseless tragedy. (1,574 words)

Literature Misc Theology

The Rough Draft of Solace

May 17, 2017August 19, 2019 Phill Lytle 8 Comments 2 Corinthians, Anger, Aslan, C.S. Lewis, Cancer, Comfort, Doubt, Eustace Clarence Scrubb, Frodo Baggins, Galatians, Grief, Hope, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jill Pole, John, Joy, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, Mount Doom, Pain, Prince Caspian, Psalms, Rejoice, Samwise Gamgee, Sorrow, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Silver Chair

Searching for hope in difficult times. (2155 words)

Theology

Grief, Hope and Theology That Matters

August 10, 2016August 6, 2019 David Lytle 12 Comments Death, Grief, Hope

Does it actually matter what someone believes about heaven when life becomes hell? (1,874 words)

Music The Arts

Waiting for the Sun: The Music of Andrew Peterson

December 18, 2015August 5, 2019 Phill Lytle 3 Comments A Far Country, Andrew Peterson, Caleb Chapman, Colony House, darkness, Death, Doubt, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Ellie Holcomb, Faith, Fear, Gabe Scott, Heaven, Hope, Joy, Lay Me Down, Light, Pain, Sadness, Sorrow, The Burning Edge of Dawn, The Rain Kept Falling, Yearning

Recently, Peterson introduced listeners to his latest creation, “The Burning Edge of Dawn”. It is a powerful and impressive journey through doubt, sadness, fear, joy, and faith. Peterson has crafted his best work yet…