Five Poems to Read on Veteran's Day
In Flanders Fields by John Mccrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
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Jun 1, 2017
Every Moment Holy is Funded: THANK YOU!
By last night when our donation-matching ended, hundreds of you helped raise the funds needed to get Every Moment Holy on its feet. We...
May 24, 2017
A Liturgy Before Consuming Media
A couple of days ago, we introduced you to Ned Bustard, the illustrator for Every Moment Holy. We gave you an early look at his work, and...
May 23, 2017
Kindle Release: Henry and the Chalk Dragon
Jennifer Trafton’s can’t-keep-’em-in-stock, best-selling, kid-pleasing, monkey-sneezing*, middle-grade reader Henry and the Chalk Dragon...
May 22, 2017
Interview: Ned Bustard – Illustrator for Every Moment Holy
Since the conception of the Every Moment Holy project, we’ve always known it would be illustrated. We wanted to find a way to capture the...
May 17, 2017
The Work of the People: Help Us Write This Book
When we think of liturgy, we tend to think in terms of a church service or “responsive reading,” as it was called in the tradition I grew...
May 16, 2017
Struck – Chapter 1: Learning to See
I’m pleased to be able to offer here, in full, the first chapter of Struck: One Christian’s Reflections on Encountering Death. When my...
May 12, 2017
Birthday Wishes of the Fish King
Today is Doug McKelvey’s birthday, and he’s decided to give all of you a gift. Wish him well, open it up, and enjoy. Click here for your...
May 9, 2017
Video: Every Moment Holy
We just updated the campaign page with a video in which Andrew Peterson and author Doug McKelvey talk about the genesis of the project...
May 3, 2017
Every Moment Holy: Matching Donations!
Yesterday saw the release of Douglas McKelvey’s illustrated edition of The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog, and today I want to talk about...
May 2, 2017
Balaam’s Donkey Comes to Rural America: The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog
I have always loved the Bible story of Balaam’s donkey (from Numbers 22). On the one hand, it’s a folksy, earthy, homey story. On the...
Apr 21, 2017
Bringing Color to the Dragon Lord Saga
Batman’s origin story is full of darkness. Orphaned as a child, taking on a the mantle of a bat to fight crime in the dark of night – no...
Apr 20, 2017
Sculpting the Wingfeather Saga
There’s a little white church building in Connecticut that for many years has hosted concerts by me, Jason Gray, Andy Gullahorn, Eric...
Apr 10, 2017
Interview: Jennifer Trafton, author of Henry and the Chalk Dragon
Jennifer Trafton’s much-anticipated Henry and the Chalk Dragon is a romp through the “what ifs” of an imagination run wild. It’s a...
Apr 6, 2017
Common Trepidations Encountered in Collaborations
When you write a book it becomes somehow precious to you. Precious in the way that a child is precious. Kind of. Okay, not quite that...
Apr 4, 2017
Henry and the Chalk Dragon: Release Day Review
Besides being a student at La Muncha Elementary School, Henry Penwhistle is an artist and a knight-errant. Henry and the Chalk Dragon,...
Mar 14, 2017
Struck: A Release-Day Review
Five years ago, Russ Ramsey almost died. A bacterial infection found purchase in the mitral valve of his heart and chawed it to a...
Mar 13, 2017
Behold! The Book Trailer for Struck
Tomorrow is release day for Russ Ramsey’s new book, Struck. Look for the Rabbit Room review to come, and in the meantime, watch the book...
Mar 8, 2017
Diving Into Lent (through books, film, music, & a podcast)
While I have long been an appreciator of the church calendar, Lent is the season that I have taken the longest to appreciate, mostly due...
Mar 2, 2017
Outside Over There: A Window into the World of Maurice Sendak
On May 8, 2012, it was announced that Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and countless other books, had passed away. As...
Feb 22, 2017
Songs from Struck
I started writing songs when I was in High School. In recent years, life, calling, and family have redirected my creative bandwidth to...
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