by Wayne Kirkland, co-author of Where's God on Monday? I’d had a difficult year. Despite my intense commitment to working with unchurched young people, I was feeling tired and drawn. Everything was an effort. And the challenges I was presented with just served to overwhelm me. At the end of the year I sat with … Continue reading Sabbaticals Can Be For Everyone
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Are You Working?
by Wayne Kirkland, co-author of Where's God on Monday? Imagine this scene: It’s 6pm and John walks in through the front entrance of the house he shares with Liz, his wife, and their three children. He puts down his briefcase and Liz immediately gives him a kiss, inquiring, “How was your day at work, dear?” … Continue reading Are You Working?
God’s co-workers?
Although work is the dominant activity of our everyday lives, our Monday-Friday work and Sunday worship can sometimes feel disconnected, even worlds apart. Too many Christians feel that their spiritual life doesn't relate to their work life--or that somehow they're not serving God unless they're in full-time ministry. But we need to realize that all … Continue reading God’s co-workers?
Reflecting Eternal Light: Eyes to See in Pilgrim’s Regress
By Carl Nellis, Editor Marsha Daigle-Williamson’s Reflecting the Eternal: Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of C.S. Lewis, now available, traces the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Dante’s Divine Comedy. This is the third post in our series of excerpts from Dr. Daigle-Williamson’s book that show Lewis imitating and adapting Dante’s images and metaphors of … Continue reading Reflecting Eternal Light: Eyes to See in Pilgrim’s Regress
Reflecting Eternal Light: Dante’s Spiritual Geography
By Carl Nellis, Editor Marsha Daigle-Williamson’s Reflecting the Eternal: Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of C.S. Lewis, now available, traces the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Dante’s Divine Comedy. This is the second post in our series of excerpts from Dr. Daigle-Williamson’s book that show Lewis imitating and adapting Dante’s images and metaphors of … Continue reading Reflecting Eternal Light: Dante’s Spiritual Geography
Reflecting Eternal Light: C.S. Lewis and the Role of the Author
By Carl Nellis, Editor Marsha Daigle-Williamson’s Reflecting the Eternal: Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of C.S. Lewis, available now, traces the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Dante’s Divine Comedy. This short excerpt comes from the book’s first chapter, “Lewis, Dante, and Literary Predecessors.” Dr. Daigle-Williamson illuminates the context in which Lewis understood Dante’s work, … Continue reading Reflecting Eternal Light: C.S. Lewis and the Role of the Author
5 Questions with Marsha Daigle-Williamson
Hendrickson Publishers interviewed Marsha Daigle-Williamson about her newly released book Reflecting the Eternal: Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of C.S. Lewis. 1. Who or what inspired you to write about the connection between Dante and C.S. Lewis? To answer this we need to go all the way back to my dissertation in Comparative Literature … Continue reading 5 Questions with Marsha Daigle-Williamson
10 Questions with Michele Howe
Hendrickson Publishers interviewed Michele Howe about her newly released book Empty Nest, What's Next? What is your advice for readers just beginning your book? I would love for parents entering the empty nest season of life to try and forget all the advice others have told them, especially the false statement that parenting ends when … Continue reading 10 Questions with Michele Howe
Our Own Country
By Maggie Swofford, Marketing & Editorial Assistant “What’s your home like, Marguerite?” asked William. “I can’t describe it exactly,” said Marguerite. “But when I am living in a particular sort of way I say to myself that now I am in my own country. It is when I am living very simply, and rather hardly, … Continue reading Our Own Country
Carta Jerusalem
As the fall rounds the corner, lists of school books begin to pile up. Whether you're a student or you're just interested in Biblical studies and need a high quality reference book, you won't want to miss out on Carta Jerusalem's helpful selection of atlases and informative books. I talked to one of my coworkers … Continue reading Carta Jerusalem