by Rebecca Detrick | Aug 1, 2023 | Faith and Culture
Culture Creators As a high-school and middle-school teacher, I begin my class each year with an explanation of classroom routines and procedures, of goal-setting strategies, but also (I hope) with encouragement for my students to take ownership of their place in the...
by Rebecca Detrick | Jul 1, 2023 | Relationship
Veritas Words scream out from billboards, from speakers from mouths; And the concrete used to build walls around right and wrong is rough from indecision and movement, crumbling to pea gravel, indecipherably gray stony rubbish. Chesterton claimed “A creed is a...
by Rebecca Detrick | Jun 1, 2022 | Lifestyle, Poetry
Darkness, and then eyes open Inhale deep Eyes close, exhale Inspiration – a curious thing – Prolonging life; Creating space and time for what will happen Before, between, and after each breath. Wondrous imagination, Before the day even begins Breathe in – Breathe out...
by Rebecca Detrick | Apr 1, 2022 | Lifestyle
Standing in front of the little coffee cart, waiting for the first customers of the day, I start the morning recalibrating the professional grinder. When the weather is cold, the beans need a little more motivation to release their oils, and so a smaller grind. When...
by Rebecca Detrick | Feb 1, 2022 | Faith and Culture
When I hear the word sacramental, the image (and voice) that pops into my mind is that of Mel Brooks, satirically clad in the attire of a Jewish Rabbi, leading a mule-drawn cart full of Sacramental Wine. He stops to chat with Robin Hood and his Merry Men clad in tight...
