by Melanie Winter | Jan 11, 2021 | Parenting, Politics, Religion
Jesus was a Jew. Not just by birth, but he had a deep and powerful relationship with God and his culture. He did not come to offer a new religion but to broaden a religion that had confused the law with the belief. He did not come to remove the Roman occupation of his...
by Melanie Winter | Sep 4, 2020 | Parenting, Politics, Religion
This spring, as the lockdown blanketed the air like pollen, the thick yellow nuisance that choked our lungs and stole our breath, I planted seeds in the garden. The bloom of the seeds, perfect and secure in the soil and lined in a row, gave hope to the fruit of...
by Melanie Winter | Aug 17, 2020 | Parenting, Politics, Religion
She is sitting in a chair, legs swinging, her face consumed by a big red frown. I’m quietly waiting for the water to boil in the kitchen, glancing over at her every few seconds. When the noodles are put in and I have seven minutes, I go to the chair across from her...
by Melanie Winter | Jul 17, 2020 | Politics, Religion
The News may as well be called No Event Worthy of Salvation. Have you noticed breaking news is every day? And just like a soap opera, it changes very little from one day to the next. Stefano still has villainous intent. Sammy is still a… well we all know what to call...
by Melanie Winter | Jul 3, 2020 | Politics, Religion
It’s called writer’s block, which is really a thought block. The times where your brain is blocked from connection and reality. The movements, the hate, the sides that steal a functioning flowing brain pattern and block the consciousness from looping back inward and...
