Essay by Julie Evans
Touch transcends the other senses, especially when the dying have lost their mental moorings.
Writing and Faith
Sacred Touch
Jan 21, 2019
The Djinn of Madialy
Jan 21, 2019
Hybrid Poetry by Susan Terris
A farmer named Amadou took him into a millet field to see a tree that was possessed.
Ash Wednesday
Jan 21, 2019
Poem by D. R. James
In this blue mood I prefer the Buddha’s drop of dew.
The Movement of Souls
Jan 21, 2019
Poem by Mary Jo Robinson-Jamison
Our friend's wheelchair has grown to Jabba-the-Hutt standards.
Because the Story Began as a Body
Oct 01, 2018
Essay by Jennifer Popa
It’s as if I’m peeling back my own tissues, marbled with fat, to learn.
My Father’s Blessing
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Sarah Birnbach
What if he holds tight to his belief that gender is more important than having his own child pray for his soul?
Needle and Thread
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Madeehah Reza
As others try to warp my identity, it’s not always easy to feel that faith is a blessing.
Pilgrim, Mother
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Elisabeth Hedrick-Moser
Every walk I took with my daughter, the world opened before me as if newly created.
Come-to-Jesus Meeting
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Donna Cameron
I pondered Norma’s offer of salvation. Even if I believed in God, could I believe in one so spiteful, so churlish?
Death and Doing the Math
Jan 29, 2018
Essay by Judith Hannan
Thoughts about my death don’t hijack me anymore, although I can still capsize into the swamp of fear if I dwell too long on nonexistence.
