Sariah Hilbish, Story Teller
I have just finished a rereading (a reskimming is perhaps more accurate) of Little Women. It is one of the most popular books among young women and has been remade for the screen at least 5 times by my count, perhaps more. It’s a childish story in many ways, though it touches on sorrow that …
October is the best month of the year, isn’t it? Except, perhaps, December, for I could never enjoy any holiday more than Christmas. These days, the air is cool and sweet under the sun, often darkened with rain clouds but never so cold that one can’t enjoy going out. The leaves fall and crush crisply …
The Week of Celebrating His Advent If you read the writings of the prophets in the Old Testament, it’s fairly clear that most of them don’t expect Christ to come to earth twice. When those who believe in who He is at His first coming meet Him, they expect that He will deliver them from …
The Third Week of Awaiting His Advent Perhaps the art of songwriting is lost today. Far be it from me to pass judgment upon any songwriter (I’ve never even tried the practice myself). However, when listening to the most popular music of the day…let’s say I’m not particularly impressed. Aside from personal taste and influence …
The Second Week of Awaiting His Advent Before we get to the birth of Jesus, we almost always start by thinking about his mother, Mary. This is only natural—after all, that’s how the stories begin in Matthew and Luke. They go first to Mary (well, and his other relatives, but I’ll save them for a …
The First Week of Awaiting His Advent (A Substack Post) As I’m writing this, it’s the Monday right after the first Sunday of Advent. Yesterday in church, we discussed one of the first advents of God. When “Abram believed God,” God came down to make a covenant with him. In Genesis chapter 15, we see …
There are many reasons to read the classics, and in the following paragraphs I will inform you why I think you should include Dracula in your list. It’s not just a horror story, it’s a brilliant examination of humanity, life, death, and the roles of gender in society. You may have heard the story before, …
“How should we explain Jesus’ belief in the necessity of his death? How should we account for the fact that what drove him on throughout his public ministry, as all four Gospels testify, was the conviction that he had to be killed? And how should we explain the fact that, whereas martyrs like Stephen faced …
Bright lights shine in dark spaces. The Christmas season is the time to celebrate the True Light coming into the world. Do you see the True Light? He shines in the quietest moments. When the child’s eyes light up at new Christmas decorations. When a loved one bubbles with excitement over a new gift they …
I recently worked through an SEO Certification class with Hubspot Acadamy. It was a quick and easy class that provided me with all the basics I would need to know how to write SEO content effectively. I enjoyed the class and I learned a lot. But I think there’s more to SEO than meets the …