Flame, Alive, Compelling
by Grace Weaver
I think most of us who have made a sustained search after Beauty, who have deeply longed for wholeness and restoration, can testify that there is a cost. Continue reading . . . “Flame, Alive, Compelling”
What We’ve Been Reading
Here, five of the Curator editors each share a line or two about the last five books they’ve read. If you need inspiration for selecting your next read, you might find some here. Continue reading . . . “What We’ve Been Reading”
The Vale of Soul Making
Self-Definition as Creative Participation and Response
by Obi Martin
The general predicament in which humanity finds itself is accepting and living well within the sorrows and limits of temporospatial reality. By “reality” I mean something that is synonymous with “life” in its common usage: Continue reading . . . “The Vale of Soul Making”
Jeff Gundy: Some Mennonite/s Writing
Some Mennonite/s Writing
Jeff Gundy
Jeff Gundy discusses several Mennonite writers and the circumstances that influenced them.
Continue reading . . . “Jeff Gundy: Some Mennonite/s Writing”
Ill-form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless
Ill-Form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless
A Reassessment of Puritan Poetry
by Lynn Michael Martin
The common view of Puritanism today is itself nearly as harsh as it presumes Puritanism to have been. The word brings to mind stiff clothes, witch hunts, long sermons preached by sour-faced ministers, and all manner of like detestable practices. Continue reading . . . “Ill-form’d, but Offspring Nonetheless”
Universal Secret
by Conrad Martin
By communion, in communion, for communion we are created, to know and be known.
If only we could speak freely from the heart; our hearts lay bare all the mind; our minds share the highest and lowest, strangest and simplest, purest desire. Continue reading . . . “Universal Secret”
Carita Keim: Wendell Berry and a Sense of Place
Wendell Berry and a Sense of Place
Carita Keim
An examination of the way our home places affect our writing.
Continue reading . . . “Carita Keim: Wendell Berry and a Sense of Place”
Dear readers,
The Curator’s blog posts have been, until now, almost exclusively written by our editors. What a shame!
Our hope for our blog is that it can provide a forum for us and our readers to think in community. Continue reading . . . “Blog Post Submissions Needed”
Humor in Literature
by Lori Eby
Studying the nature of humor in literature and how it relates to us on an everyday basis.
Continue reading . . . “Lori Eby: Humor in Literature”
Poetry Readings: September through November
Poetry Reading Schedule
Friends, here is our schedule for the next few months of poetry readings. There has been a change in our September location and time. We hope to see you next weekend at the Courtyard Café! Continue reading . . . “Poetry Readings: September through November”