Embers in the Street: A Christmas Morning Story

Embers in the Street: A Christmas Morning Story

The Christmas season provides an opportunity to remember those whose presence matters most to us and to shine a light on them. Growing up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was a wonderful experience, as both sets of my grandparents lived close by. As an adult, I realized how...
No Tokens for Christmas

No Tokens for Christmas

Holidays ads have really gotten under my skin this year. Aside from flaunting consumer capitalism’s hold on what should be a simple, joyous holiday, the ads remind me that “traditional family values” are the values that get centered this time of...
Personal Stories Featured in New Podcast

Personal Stories Featured in New Podcast

Short, true stories – told by the people who lived them – are the focus of a new podcast dropping this Thursday, Nov. 12. “Good Faith Stories” is a new podcast series from Good Faith Media that highlights storytelling. “I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like a good...

There’s a story there …

Raleigh’s “Wide Open Bluegrass Festival,” a two-day celebration built around the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual shindig, is a pot full of stories waiting to happen. Every bluegrass song tells a story, whether it’s a...

The Stories We Tell

A sermon delivered byJennifer Dault Harris at Overland Baptist Church, Overland, Mo., on Sept. 11, 2011. Luke 24:13-32 Storytelling is a natural part of our lives. I often run into several of you at Cooperative Baptist Fellowship events and ask what’s been going on at...