JOELLEN KEMPER

We come to a point in our lives (and if you are like me, then that is on a daily basis) where we have to choose between being defined by ...

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for th...

Being a pro-life conservative, I am often accused of being compassion-less towards women. There could actually be nothing further from th...

This past Sunday I just completed my third read through of the Bible. I type this not to brag but to share tips on how I accomplished thi...

“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy, “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ’Cour...

“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” C.S. Lewis I thought about this quote earlier this week as I was drinking my pr...

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believe: first to the Jew, then...

Just when I couldn’t fathom loving Lewis more, I go and start his Narnia series. Most probably already know that Aslan the Lion is the im...

I’ve never known a sweeter September. The days have fallen like the leaves, A new life beginning among Fall’s golden decay. In your gaze ...

One word keeps resonating within me as I think back on this book- and that word is pure. It is as heartfelt as a Hallmark Christmas movie...

Letters from Father Christmas is a collection of letters that Tolkien wrote and illustrated each year for his children. It is delightfull...

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I've always been enchanted by the Legend of King Arthur and a few months back I revisited Disney's The Sword in the Stone because I had n...

This past week I found myself swooning over Strider telling the story of Beren and Luthien (Tinuviel). Some people may not enjoy all of t...

__________________________________________________________________________________ "I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, no...

Occasionally, you finish a book that leaves you in such a dreamy state that you aren't quite sure how you managed to keep your body attac...

Painted words. Mercurial thoughts. Slipped into a pool of surprising stirrings, unexpressed desires. Sunbeams dancing about. Waves crashi...