Glory

Glory* is one of those weird, special, Christian-ish words that rarely gets used in everyday life. While the official definition has something to do with praise and honor, in my mind it is always connected with light. A long, long time ago, when I lived in Jerusalem, I became friendly with a woman that I […]

The Hulled Heart

Today in an early morning dream I was addressed by a voice. It asked, “What are you doing?” and I answered, “I am hulling my heart.” The voice asked “Why?” and I answered, “I have need of a hulled heart.” I awoke, as I have so often this year, knowing that in my sleep I […]

Callings – Kayla’s House, Vita Poetica, Bye Kent!, Pay it Forward, Earthen Hands

Callings – Fall 2021 Fall’s issue of Callings starts off with a piece by Bill Mefford about the renaming of Andrew’s House after its beloved longtime resident and CoS administrator Kayla McClurg, and Marjory solicits out-of-print books for the CoS library that will be housed there. Julie Wan describes her Arts and Faith Collective, Vita Poetica, and Dayspring community […]