“Just hold on and suck in.” Scarlett grips the bedpost while Mammy yanks on the corset and cinches Scarlett’s waist down to 18-1/2 inches. Laces her up right tight. Molds her right to form. Bones bear down to bear her in. I think about bone that once bore down on another’s side, fragments that raked […]
Scripture Sunday: The Scarlet Cord
She said, “According to your words, so be it.” So she sent them away, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window. ~Joshua 2:21 (NASB) (cord = tiqvah = hope) Hope Rises heavy under a misty veil i see dimly until startled by a cardinal on a naked branch and […]
Fuel for the Weekend: On Seeing Red
I was never a great fan of red. Until I studied Rahab’s scarlet cord and learned about the towla worm. And now my heart skips whenever I see it. In a bowl of berries. In a cardinal’s tuft. In a downy drop. In a flicker’s blaze. In […]