Katherine Elberfeld

The other morning, a turtledove called through the winter air. Surprising, at this time of year, with her gentle “hoo hoo.” And insistent — she didn’t call just once or… Read More »The Call of the Turtledove

“Absalom Greer, the eighty something country evangelist had never pulled punches with the town priest. They had been two respectful equals serving from the common ground of one-God-made-known-through-Jesus-Christ, and having… Read More »The God of the Second Chance

Bombs flashed in the dark of the night. Gunshots pierced the air. It was Christmas time, 1914, on the western front in World War I. In the extraordinary opera, “Silent… Read More »Silent Night

Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Oh, rocka my soul. Dipping and… Read More »Rocka My Soul

Birds! Captain Chesley Sullenberger saw the birds before US Airways flight 1549 hit them in the air on January 15, 2009, blowing out both engines of his aircraft. Clint Eastwood’s… Read More »On the Wings of the Dove

When my brother was in high school, he belonged to Key Club, an affiliate of Kiwanis. A man in our hometown encouraged Mark to run for the statewide office of… Read More »Granny’s Ring

In John Grisham’s book The Pelican Brief, protagonist Darby Shaw is in law school, number two in her class. Due to events that take place in the book, she had to… Read More »Cradled in the arms of God

Listening at the tent flap While her husband talked to God She overheard the good news, that at last    (At ninety-whatever) She would have a child!  And she laughed.… Read More »Sarah Laughed

In the men’s medley relay at the Olympics in Rio, each man swam his leg with purpose and determination. It was clear that they were swimming as they had been… Read More »Going for the Gold

After the attack on Dallas police officers in which five died, Mayor Mike Rawlings visited Police Headquarters in that city and said to the gathered reporters: “We’re all human here,… Read More »Camus or Redemption?