Stories of My Life
"(Paterson’s) stories are also steeped with the universal challenges and heartbreak of childhood: feelings of being misunderstood, unlovable, lost, as well as the wonder and joy of absorbing life as it unfurls."
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Reading banned books: Bridge to Terabithia
Pastor and writer Kathleen Long Bostrom reflects on the lessons Bridge to Terabithia contains for her life and the recent call to ban it. Can we build a bridge to understanding, she wonders?
Dear Mr. Buechner
Pastor and writer Kathleen Long Bostrom pens a final letter to the beloved theologian Frederick Buechner, who responded to her previous notes and played an important role in her sense of call. Buechner passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.
How do you pray with others in their time of need?
Kathleen Long Bostrom shares some lessons she's learned in her ministry on how to pray with others when they are sick, dying or grieving.
God spoke the word
Genesis 1: John 1 Before the time when time was kept, The earth was empty, dark and deep. Across the wrinkled waters..
Plastic Jesus
Guest commentary by Kathleen Long Bostrom Nativity scenes have long held a special place in my heart. I am the proud owner..
Signs of grace: Writing for children
My memory is not what it used to be. I try not to panic about all the memorable moments that apparently weren’t..
Celebrating Holy Week with Children
I just reread Frederick Buechner's novella, “The Christmas Tide,” a story inspired by the suicide of his father when Buechner was 10..