Here’s the writer’s dilemma in a quick haiku: Sit before your screen. An empty file. No words come. You curse the cursor. It is writing that makes you a writer. Having ideas only makes you want to be one. To be a writer you have to make words come out: turn thoughts into letters, string them […]
The Secret to a Life-Giving Lent
Here’s the paradox: Lent is a serious season, but it is part of a joyful process. Here’s the problem: The stereotypical approach to Lent does nothing for either side of the paradox. You know what I mean. People pick something to “give up for Lent” and they are done. Nothing very serious. Nothing very joyful. […]