Welcome! Here are some of my favorite pieces. I hope you enjoy.

Blog by Jenny

The Dunkard Brethren Church and Beyond

Posted April 15, 2024. “I grew up in the Dunkard Brethren (DB) Church. No, not Drunkard. Dunkard. It comes from the German word tunker which means ‘to immerse.’ The Dunkard Brethren baptize new members by dunking them forward three times in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Most people have never heard of this denomination and give me strange, confused looks when I mention it…” 

Blog by John

Easter or Resurrection Sunday? Does it Matter?

Posted April 8, 2023. “I grew up Catholic and remember every year the handing out of palms fronds on Palm Sunday, getting out of school early to go to Good Friday mass, and waking up early to hunt through the house for my Easter basket with its delicious chocolate bunny…”

Guest Posting

Featured on The MOPS Blog: Working Out My Passions

“I didn’t grow up dreaming of getting married or planning a fairy-tale wedding. Instead, I grew up with dreams of traveling, teaching and writing. I’m not sure when or how, but at some point in my young, formative years, I latched onto the idea that if I got married and had kids, I would lose myself – disappear into a mundane void of housework and keeping track of small children…”

Faithwriters Articles

The Youngest, Greatest, Fairy Magician Warrior and the Darlagonian Court

Contest Article. Posted June 6, 2018. “Condemned without question. Convicted without a trial. The knowledge of it all, the injustice of it all, burned deep into her heart and mind. Tears threatened to reveal her pain at any moment, but she held them back with ferocious might. The Youngest, Greatest, Fairy Magician Warrior would not expose such weakness to her accusers…”

I’m a Disciple?

Posted May 5, 2009. “I was 5 years old the first time I was forced to think about why I believed in Jesus and what it meant. I don’t know how the conversation started. All I remember is that one moment we were coloring and the next moment she was asking me why I believed in Jesus…”

The Power of the Ordinary

Contest Article. Posted July 11, 2018. “Golden wheat rose free and unhindered until it touched and mingled with the cloudy waves of sky above. In the corner of the picture was the word, “Kansas,” written in bold white print. A tear fell down my cheek as my hand reached out to tenderly finger the postcard. It was a piece of home, far different from the world in which I now lived…”

HMH Article (formerly posted with Classcraft)

How to Keep Students Engaged in the Classroom

Posted January 5, 2024. “Learn how to keep students engaged in the classroom. Explore 8 teaching strategies to engage students in a lesson.”

The Bottom Line Article

The Voice of Art

Posted July 17, 2014. “It begins deep within the heart of the artist. There is a whisper, an idea; it stems from the spiritual depth of their being. It is a voice yearning to be expressed…”