The Hill of Crosses, Kryziu Kalnas, in the city of Siauliai, Lithuania stands on a small hill, about 10 meters tall. The tradition of leaving crosses began after an uprising of the Polish and Lithuanians against the Russian tsar was squelched in 1831. Relatives of the dead rebels, with no bodies to bury, instead leftContinue reading “A Battle Waged with Art and Faith”
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The Unqualified Yes
“In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification,Continue reading “The Unqualified Yes”
Tell the story
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”
I have no idea what you’re talking about: An Interview with Heather & Leann about Loaded Words
Why I’ll never have 5K followers
Twitter is a strange and wonderful thing but as a writer of faith it presents me with a very serious ethical dilemma: do I play the game and invest time and/or money to create the illusion that I am much more popular and important than I am, or do I let my little blog andContinue reading “Why I’ll never have 5K followers”
Heather Choate Davis 