John Lennon’s Imagine was very popular when I lived in Japan over twenty years ago. I’d hum along when I heard it playing in department stores –after all, it was in English. I could understand it. One day, I listened more closely to the words and realized I had been merrily singing along with the …
Back in August, I promised that I would tell you a little more in October about a holiday I learned about last year from a student project in our library: White Sunday. It’s celebrated today in Samoa, and by the Samoans in my community. Pictures of White Sunday look like Confirmation Sunday or like a group …
When Mary finds out she’s pregnant, she takes a little trip. Why do you think she goes to her cousin’s house? Do you remember what’s special about this particular cousin? https://soundcloud.com/sonjas-bible-stories/luke-1-mary-visits-elizabeth Who would you visit if something unbelievable happened to you? Share it in the comments! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114336743” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
I heard a story once about a singer who started his concert by apologizing to the crowd. He said, “I’m sorry about this, but I’m just going to sing about Jesus tonight. Is that okay? I can’t seem to find anything else worth singing about!” I feel like a broken record sometimes, too. All I …
Sophie and Timley, the two main characters in my upcoming novel for kids, (Bon Voyage, Sophie Topfeather), run away from home and find themselves “up in a crow’s nest”–alone, scared, away from family and friends’ expectations, and on the adventure of a lifetime. In that isolated place, high above a vast ocean, they are no …
