Tag: art

  • Fooling Expectations

    Suspense in action By the time the car pulls off the lot and drives down the road, I was more terrified than I had ever been by a movie. The beginning of Psycho had my guts wrestling my fast-beating heart for room in my throat. And yet nothing scary has happened yet at that point…

  • Eating Scripture: Even the Dogs Get Scraps

    Today I’m kicking off a weekly video series called “Eating Scripture” in which I attempt to break apart this week’s gospel in about 4 minutes or fewer to pass out the juiciest and crunchiest bits for each of us to chew on over the weekend. This week, we dive into the text (Mark 7:24-37) which contains a…

  • The three worst children’s stories

    Some of the stories we read to our children are terrible.  They aren’t just bad, they are actually the very stuff we shouldn’t read to them. And yet… We do.  And they adore them. Now, I’m not just talking about taste, here.  Or stories that don’t translate well.  Or perhaps picture books with unappealing art.  I’m…

  • Children’s Stories: “Duck & Goose”

    [This is part three in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog.  Please visit the first post for instructions!] Shortly after my daughter was born, her bilirubin level spiked and we had to take her into the hospital.  Our brave girl was taken through the ER up to…