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A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just begins
to live that day.
–Emily Dickinson

The Making of the Bread

As I type these words, sourdough bread is rising in the kitchen. My husband and I have been making our own bread for 12 years. In the spring we decided we were ready to try a new challenge: sourdough. So we ordered a starter from King Arthur—because theirs was...

The Unshakeable Kingdom

Dear friends, Back in August, I had the privilege of preaching at my church. My sermon text was Hebrews 12, focusing on the bit at the end about receiving an unshakeable kingdom. This is the Christian promise: that we have already received a kingdom that cannot be...

Being Broken Bread

Three years ago my second book, which I had written as an act of obedience, was published. Since God called me to write it and clearly carried me through the writing of it, I thought He would make it commercially successful. He didn’t. In terms of sales, it was an...

Heart to Behold

I almost didn’t go in. Susan, on the other hand, immediately stepped across the threshold, knelt on one knee, crossed herself, and disappeared down the center aisle, out of my sight. The Chapel of Perpetual Adoration was on her list of Places To Go before I returned...

Hard Work and Delicious Fun {an interview with Helena Sorensen}

Helena Sorensen is the author of the Shiloh series and the forthcoming Half-Bald Hill. In addition to lolling about on the edges of Irish cliffs, she also writes beautiful fantasy fiction and is a contributing writer at Story Warren. She's smart, thoughtful, and...

June in Books

As those of you who've been visiting here for more than about six months know, one of my favorite things to do is read. And when I say read, I don't mean magazines or newspapers. I don't mean websites or blogs. I mean books. There is something about a book, the heft...

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