by Brandy Heineman | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog, Jesus
The Virgin Mary When I was a teen, I saved a magazine article about the Virgin Mary. I’ve long forgotten that author’s conclusions, but I kept it mostly for the artwork: a full-page grid of renderings of Mary. The faith tradition I hold to honors Mary as...
by Brandy Heineman | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Jesus
As my husband said the blessing over our family’s Thanksgiving meal this year, the thought resounding in my mind was from Psalm 34:8— Taste and see that the Lord is good . . . A great thought for Thanksgiving, right? And we enjoyed not one but TWO great days of feting...
by Brandy Heineman | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Jesus
One of the taglines for my book is, “There’s more than one way to be haunted.” It’s meant to pique interest, so I’ve done a bit of thinking about what that means. Someone might want to engage on that point, after all. What does it mean,...
by Brandy Heineman | May 5, 2015 | Blog, Jesus, Reading, Recommended Books
Until the Harvest, the second full-length novel in the Appalachian Blessings series by Sarah Loudin Thomas, is officially out today! You can find my full review here, but this post is more a rumination on character and theme. Since I’ve wavered quite a bit on my...
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 16, 2015 | Blog, Jesus
Last month, I wrote about the weather–that it comes from the treasuries of God. I suggested that even literal and figurative bad weather can be looked upon as treasure if it sends us back to God and His promises. I’d like to continue examining this idea....
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog, Jesus
Sometimes I think about how ordinary, common things tell secrets about big, invisible things. For example: I have three different unrelated “Smith” lines in my family tree. And if I’m honest, I butt heads with my Smiths a little (a.k.a., a lot)...
