by Merita Atherly Engen | Jun 10, 2020 | Points of Light
“Where was God?” A friend shuddered after I shared a few specifics of the story I’m currently writing. As we prepared for a picnic, I spread mayonnaise on two slices of bread then blurted a glib answer. “God can bring good out of evil and He has a purpose for...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Mar 19, 2019 | Creative, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
March has hit a home run and is sliding into April. It even sprinkled a few early daffodils as it rounded second base. Sunshine ahead should get it well past third. It runs pell-mell down the last stretch toward spring. I must tag it now or it will be too late,...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Dec 23, 2018 | Points of Light
A lifetime of Christmas memories meld into a swirl of yearning that pulls at my heart like taffy and melts like chocolate into a puddle of longing. As though it were the glob of molten candy my mother used to drop into ice water, this holiday feels condensed. Stories...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Oct 5, 2018 | Healer, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character
Our pastures have been plundered. At least mine have. And it’s taken only a couple days of Supreme Court hearings to do it. Thursday—the day one terrified woman doctor and one emotional male judge testify. I carry my phone around so I can watch and listen while I...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Sep 12, 2018 | Divinity, Failings, Gentle, God of Our Ultimates, Points of Light, Salvation, Shining on God's Character, Success, Victor
Scraps of tune weave into my waking. What is that song? I reach for my phone and press Search on my app. I must need the music. Why else would the Spirit impress it on this coming-out-of-a-dream moment? Yes, it is Him. I’ve experienced enough dream-related moments to...
by Merita Atherly Engen | Feb 6, 2018 | Healer, Points of Light, Shining on God's Character, Teacher, Timely
If I had known all the arduous effort, attention to detail, and mind-and-heart-breaking labor my first literary work would take, I probably wouldn’t have started. It has been a labor of love from the first day, but I had no idea what a degree in creative writing...
