This month I was honored to have my story told by Concordia University. The story of how I came to faith, came to be a writer, met my icktank parter, Leann Luchinger, and the lessons we learned in our MA Theology program. If you only know me from my words on the page you mightContinue reading “Tell the story”
Category Archives: A student of faith
Thirsty
One of my oldest friends recently shared this short film she helped make a few years back. There could be any number of existential takes on its meaning. It would make a great Public Service Announcement in our drought-stricken state, to be sure. But to me it speaks of a deeper thirst, a bleaker dryness.Continue reading “Thirsty”
An Ethiopian Saturday in L.A.
One thing I’ve noticed—and I’m noticing it a lot lately—whenever I’m in a totally unlikely place where there seems to be no rhyme or reason to me being there, I’m right where God wants me. This morning it meant spending several hours with an Ethiopian Orthodox congregation celebrating their world-wide church anniversary. I was invitedContinue reading “An Ethiopian Saturday in L.A.”
Loaded Words
People often asked me what I was going to do with my MA in Theology. I told them I had no idea but that, at the very least, it would give me new tools to use in my writing. Has it ever. Today as I launch the first book that I’ve co-written with my icktankContinue reading “Loaded Words”
The Way Home
…so my thoughts about Carl Medearis and Kate Campbell continued, evidently, through the night as I found myself waking with another song in my head. It was the first one I ever listened to on my own repeatedly that had Jesus in it. I’d never heard a song that started out “If you’re ever inContinue reading “The Way Home”
Heather Choate Davis 