by mark | Jun 12, 2026 | Candles
Records from the 15th through 19th centuries tell stories of church leaders in Europe and even America who forced those caught in sin to dress all in white and walk through town carrying a lit candle. The townspeople would mock and taunt the person for his or her sin....
by mark | Jun 12, 2026 | Estrangement
How do we listen to and distinguish which shame is telling the truth? Shame tackles and trips estranged parents from every direction. Sometimes, it ducks in and out of the shadows, whispers poison, sours our food, and steals our favorite candy. Other times, it...
by mark | Jun 5, 2026 | Estrangement, Music & Movies
A Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures for parents of estranged children. Not since David Ogden Stiers invited us to meet the Beast have I enjoyed an opening movie monologue more than Alfred Molina’s disdain for third graders as Marcellus in the opening seconds...
by mark | May 29, 2026 | Candles
Since the Middle Ages, candles have been used to mark the passage of time. As the candle alarm clock burns, the nails fall into the metal basin and make a loud clatter. And this handy invention even comes with a built-in snooze feature. Don’t want to get up? Just let...
by mark | May 29, 2026 | Music & Movies
Trusting our children, especially our estranged children, to a Sovereign God often feels like a full-time career. We ping-pong between crippling worry of the unknown and steel-jawed trust that God is at work. This song settles us into a gentle groove dug by the...
