I turn to my diary to practice being honest. I write to God about whatever’s on my mind—how I felt about an encounter with someone the previous day, what I thought about the news that week.Read more…
What Writing Does for Me (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
Having to write one word—one letter—at a time forces me to focus. On one idea. In the moment. Writing slows my thoughts to one idea at a time. It’s like photography.Read more…
Why I Write (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
I’m not one of those writers who has always known I wanted to write. I don’t have childhood journals, and I didn’t write my first novel as a teen. (In fact, I still haven’t written one).Read more…
Writing Exercises My Respect Muscles (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
In South Africa where I lived for many years, the basic “hello” greeting, sawubona, translates literally, “I see you.”Read more…
Writing Captures the Moment (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
Since finishing undergrad, I’ve moved back across the country—from school in Illinois to home in Orange County, CA. Writing has been a big part of the past 8 months as I’ve been re-adjusting to the area, away from the majority of my social circles.Read more…
The Spiritual Act of Naming: Truth Telling in Writing (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
My desire to write comes from an experience of reading. I read a transforming word. As I am transformed, I wish to influence transformation in a confusing and unjust world.Read more…
Writing as a Spiritual Discipline: Limits and Creation
What do the films Funny Farm, Throw Mamma from the Train, and The Shining have in common?Read more…