By Carolyn Arends, on April 26, 2013, 9:06 am. As much as I love tackling all the scholarly, research-driven papers required for my graduate program at Regent College (seriously, I’m geeky like that), the odd creative writing or reflective assignment is a welcome change of pace. One of the many delights of Eugene Peterson’s courses
Continue reading Now For Something Completely Different: Transfiguration…
By Carolyn Arends, on April 15, 2013, 2:57 pm. Staring at the coverage of the tragic events at the Boston Marathon over the past few hours, I have found myself groping for a prayer. The normally reliable Anglican Collects seem to rush too quickly to closure, the Psalms of Lament are not quite fitting, I am impoverished of the …
Continue reading Da Pacem, Domine: A Soundtrack for Boston…
By Carolyn Arends, on April 10, 2013, 10:09 am. Much has been said in the immediate aftermath of the tragic news of Matthew Warren’s death. I don’t know the Warrens personally and have no special insight into their situation; I grieve for their terrible loss and pray they will find themselves awash in that peace …
Continue reading Grief Observed: Reactions to Tragedy…
By Carolyn Arends, on January 17, 2013, 5:12 pm. For years I’ve been haunted by the memory of a certain Sesame Street news story and its prophetic role in depicting the next 40 years (and counting) of my writing life. Just found it on youtube, and it’s as prescient as I remembered.
Watch and be warned …
Carolyn
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Continue reading My Songwriting Life, as Documented by Sesame Street…
By Carolyn Arends, on December 17, 2011, 5:18 pm. I shared this last year and found myself thinking of it again …
Recognition
Luci Shaw
Who on earth saw him first, knowing truly who he was? Belly to belly, when John, prophet in utero, distinguished in the natal soup the fetal bones, the body curled like …
Continue reading Recognition by Luci Shaw…
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