Rigoberto González will listen to your poem and say, “It’s the most beautiful poem I’ve heard in a long time.” That is, he’ll say it if you’re his Tía Marta or his brother Alex, part of the special group of family and... Read More

Buddy Holly put forth truth concisely in his song “It’s So Easy (to Fall in Love).” Equally adept at making the mystical real and attainable, Carl McColman, in Answering the Contemplative Call: First Steps on the Mystical Path,... Read More

Salvation isn’t just about the leaving, it’s about the staying gone. This fundamental truth is at the heart of domestic violence specialist Kristin E. Carmichael’s debut work, a book focusing on the aftermath of abandoning toxic... Read More

Roni Oren offers a decidedly different perspective on organizational management in "The Art of Space Management". His approach is not surprising, given his varied background; the author holds degrees in psychology and philosophy, is an... Read More

The typical memoir about rock bands takes a fairly predictable approach, focusing on the wildly hedonistic actions of the band members, including liberal doses of sex and drugs. Douglas Cameron’s "Inside the Fire" is different in that... Read More

Children and young adults are frequently taught the value of obeying authority—behaving appropriately by keeping in line with the law. But sometimes the laws are wrong and the authorities who create them are corrupt. When is it okay to... Read More

In writing her autobiography, "Ignorance and Bliss", Nancy Dargel begins with, “She is reading herself a story.” In a literal sense, she’s talking about Peter Rabbit, but the sentence packs far more meaning than even Dargel likely... Read More

The New Testament Gospel of Mark includes a story about four devoted friends who carry a paralyzed man to Jesus for healing, only to be halted by a crowd. Undaunted, the men “dug through the clay roof … [and] lowered the sick man on... Read More