Essays and Articles
Over the past 20 years, I’ve written dozens of essays and articles for various magazines, journals, and other publications. In addition to my books, this list represents my body of work as a writer.
Awake Our Hearts
March 10, 2021 – Things I’m Good At
Christianity Today
June 27, 2019 – Christianity Today – Go Ahead. Hire That Housekeeper
June 27, 2016 – Today’s Christian Woman – Becoming the Woman I Already Was | Today’s Christian Woman
May 26, 2015 – Christianity Today – Debunking the Myth of the Instant Mom
December 9, 2014 – Today’s Christian Woman – No More Wicked Stepmother
June 26, 2014 – Christianity Today – The Internet Never Forgets
December 19, 2011 – Leadership Journal – Rethinking Faith
The Curator
August 28, 2019 – The Danger of Reading (republished)
October 5, 2016 – Tricks Every Boy Can Do
July 7, 2016 – I’m Bored
March 16, 2016 – The Danger of Reading
December 28, 2015 – The Art of Memoir
October 26, 2015 – Dinosaurs, Time Travel, and the Importance of Being Where You Are
September 16, 2015 – The Genus and Species of Writing
May 27, 2015 – Meet Ello.
April 13, 2015 – Iteration
February 18, 2015 – The Cathedral of Junk
December 26, 2014 – Georgia O’Keeffe: One View
December 8, 2014 – A House for Birds
September 17, 2014 – Art for Everyone
July 17, 2014 – The Architecture of Hope
May 16, 2014 – On Wallace Stegner’s Advice and the Blogosphere
March 12, 2014 – A Living Essay
January 27, 2014 – Art Museums vs. Art Fair
July 6, 2012 – Hold the Chicken
February 17, 2012 – What About the Shop Around the Corner?
Edible Indy
June 15, 2022 – An Evening at Vida
June 4, 2021 – WonderTree Farm: A Little Heaven on Earth
October 13, 2020 – The Neighbor Loaves Project
March 6, 2020 – Spirits of French Lick
November 19, 2019 – A Swedish Jul (Christmas) with Hannah Lindgren
September 7, 2019 – Camp DeMulling – Homesteading with retired Colts lineman Rick DeMulling and his family
March 16, 2019 – Food Bridges Gaps Between Cultures
November 17, 2019 – A Hug On The Inside – Making biscuits six ways with Chef Nick Simpson
November 17, 2019 – A Chef’s Journal – A glimpse inside local chefs’ creative process
September 13, 2018 – The Kimball Kitchen
September 12, 2018 – Fighting for Tilly’s Tea Room
May 15, 2018 – The Taste of Friendship
March 13, 2018 – Foraging Through History
November 13, 2017 – Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest
September 6, 2017 – Locally Sourced School Lunches
May 14, 2017 – Pia Urban Cafe and Market
March 15, 2017 – The Farmers Market Goes Online
March 7, 2017 – Year-Round Farming
November 12, 2016 – This Old Farm: Beyond the Family Business
October 11, 2016 – Turnip Awareness: Peaper Brothers Champions Humble Veggie for Five Generations
September 4, 2016 – C&T Design and Equipment Co. help start-ups fulfill their culinary dream
March 24, 2016 – The History of Pork Packing in Indiana – How Little Piggies Go to Market
March 24, 2016 – More than a Hill of Beans – The History of Food Processing in Indiana
Fathom Magazine
February 11, 2021 – Giving up the Charade
The High Calling
November 1, 2015 – Using the Power of Our Imaginations to Create a Better Life | Blog | The High Calling
August 25, 2015 – Benediction | Blog | The High Calling
August 2, 2015 – Adventures in Being Human | Blog | The High Calling
May 31, 2015 – Bringing Hope to the Table through Sustainability | Blog | The High …
April 12, 2015 – How to Thrive When You Feel Like a Phony | Blog | The High Calling
March 29, 2015 – Glorifying God in All Things at All Times | Blog | The High Calling
May 25, 2014 – When Your Dream Gets Put on Hold | Daily Reflection | The High Calling
May 24, 2014 – Aligning Talents with Dreams: It Takes Courage | Blog | The High Calling
April 3, 2014 – Moving Beyond Mediocrity: It’s Hard for a Reason | Blog | The High Calling
February 20, 2014 – Creating Beauty at Work Is Everyone’s Job | Blog | The High Calling
February 3, 2014 – Books on Culture: A Million Little Ways by Emily Freeman | Blog | The High Calling
January 9, 2014 – From Old to New: Making the Most of Life’s Transitions | Blog | The High Calling
December 19, 2013 – The High Calling of Humility | Blog | The High Calling
November 28, 2013 – The High Calling of Abundance | Blog | The High Calling
October 31, 2013 – The High Calling of Harvesting | Blog | The High Calling
September 26, 2013 – The High Calling of Learning | Blog | The High Calling
September 9, 2013 – Books on Culture: Life after Art, part two | Blog | The High Calling
August 29, 2013 – The High Calling of Rest | Blog | The High Calling
June 27, 2013 – The Leisurely Pursuit of Work-Life Balance | Blog | The High Calling
June 19, 2013 – Celebrating Work | Blog | The High Calling
May 8, 2013 – Learning to Mother | Blog | The High Calling
April 25, 2013 – Known Need: Faith and Work in Wendell Berry’s Fiction | Blog | The High Calling
March 21, 2013 – Night Watches | Blog | The High Calling
December 13, 2012 – Great Expectations: Contemplating Marriage after Long-term Singleness
November 8, 2012 – These and This: Gratitude at the Table | Blog | The High Calling
October 18, 2012 – Lending a Hand at Work | Blog | The High Calling
September 20, 2012 – Moonlighting: My Nighttime Forays Into Work | Blog | The High Calling
August 22, 2012 – Good Work, Sister | Blog | The High Calling
July 5, 2012 – Help Wanted: Paying Others to Do My Work | Blog | The High Calling
May 8, 2012 – Everything Matters: Living Alone as a Cultural Act | Blog | The High Calling
April 5, 2012 – The Last Normal Day | Blog | The High Calling
March 13, 2012 – Festival of Faith and Writing | Blog | The High Calling
January 13, 2012 – Living Our Litanies | Blog | The High Calling
October 28, 2011 – Rethinking Faith with David Kinnaman | Blog | The High Calling
August 3, 2011 – The Bouquet | Blog | The High Calling
June 3, 2011 – Witless Banter | Blog | The High Calling
March 24, 2011 – The Work of a Data Analyst | Blog | The High Calling
November 22, 2010 – Bread-Pudding Days | Blog | The High Calling
September 1, 2010 – Restoring the Natural Order | Blog | The High Calling
August 4, 2010 – Multitasking Fast | Blog | The High Calling
InTouch Ministries
January 18, 2023 - Signs of God’s Presence
November 29, 2022 - How to Encourage Beyond Words
October 23, 2022 — Double Take: The Love of Others
September 29, 2022 - How to Be a Living Sacrifice
August 21, 2022 – Going the Distance With God
July 21, 2022 – Double Take: Walking With God
June 26, 2020 – Purity All the Way Through
April 27, 2020 – The School of Mercy
April 24, 2020 – Sheltered in God’s Word
February 27, 2020 – From Mourning to Laughter
December 27, 2019 – You Shall Rest
October 25, 2019 – Don’t Wait for Joy
August 23, 2019 – Joy Made Full
April 25, 2019 – Word by Word
February 18, 2019 – Tell Me What You See
December 19, 2018 – A Church That’s “Me”
December 19, 2018 – Unity in the Church
November 19, 2018 – Ode to Peanut Butter Balls
October 22, 2018 – Life Through Death
August 20, 2018 – The Thin Line
August 1, 2018 – Serving People, Not Labels
February 23, 2018 – How Much Is Enough?
December 20, 2017 – As the River Flows
October 23, 2017 – This Is My Body
July 11, 2017 – Love Turned Upside Down
June 23, 2017 – Greater Good
February 24, 2017 – The Promise God Doesn’t Make
February 10, 2017 – Opposing Evil Through Knowledge
December 22, 2016 – In Your eyes
October 19, 2016 – The Gift of Broken Things
June 20, 2016 – From the Margins
March 10, 2016 – To Be Left Wanting
December 26, 2015 – The Body’s Wisdom
September 9, 2015 – Preparing a Home
Joyful Life Magazine
Spring 2021 – The Art of Dabbling: Reflecting God’s Image When Mastery Isn’t Possible {PRINT ONLY}
The Perennial Gen
August 4, 2020 – Moderating the Extremes: Creating Community through Caregiving
Redbud Post
June 1, 2022 – Imagination Itself: Learning to Truly See
February 1, 2022 – Looking at Earth and Seeing Heaven Instead
October 1, 2021 – Interconnected: What We Gain When Our Relationships Limit Us
February 1, 2021 – Kindness of Truth-telling
August 1, 2020 – For Such a Time As This
May 1, 2020 – Giving in a Time of Scarcity
October 1, 2019 – I’m Here for Them, Too
April 1, 2019 – All in on Resurrection | Redbud Writers Guild
Tweetspeak Poetry
June 16, 2021 – Grammar for a Full Life: On Becoming Less Possessive
June 9, 2021 – Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: Chilling Out on the Grammar Rules
June 2, 2021 – Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: A Passive Voice
May 12, 2021 – Book Club Announcement: Grammar for a Full Life
July 13, 2020 – How to Like Your Essays, More and More
February 5, 2020 – The Jungle Effect Book Club: How to Find an Indigenous Diet that Works for You
January 29, 2020 – The Jungle Effect Book Club: The Specifics of Indigenous Diets and What They Have in Common
January 22, 2020 – The Jungle Effect Book Club: The Basics of Indigenous Diets and How They Work
January 8, 2020 – Book Club Announcement: The Jungle Effect
October 2, 2019 – Want a Sense of Home, Togetherness, & Creativity? Try the Farmers Market Factor
September 25, 2019 – Stress, Brain Plasticity, and Living a Free-Range Writing Life
September 18, 2019 – Tilth for the Land, the Body and Our Writing
September 5, 2019 – Where Foreshadowing and Symbolism Meet: Adumbration
August 28, 2019 – Book Club Announcement: Farmacology
September 13, 2017 – 4 Smartphone-Free Tips to Help Sustain Your Writing Life
July 28, 2017 – 3 Ways to Improve Your Writing This Summer with Booth Tarkington
May 10, 2017 – Audubon’s Birds and the Habits of Nature Writing
March 29, 2017 – Can Your Distractions Make You a Better Writer?
February 16, 2017 – The Writing Life: Paterson’s Blank Page
January 12, 2017 – Regional Tour: Marie Webster Quilts at Indianapolis Museum of Art
December 22, 2016 – Poets & Writers Toolkit: 3 Ways Reading Will Make You a Better Writer
November 9, 2016 – Confessions of Poetry
September 1, 2016 – O Me, O, Miami: Expanding the Literary Culture of a Region One Poem at a Time
August 4, 2016 – The Word-Changing Magic of Tidying up Your Writing
June 30, 2016 – Profile of Photographer Pai-Shih Lee
May 26, 2016 – Indy 500: Poets, Start Your Engines
April 27, 2016 – Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner
March 31, 2016 – 9 Ways to include Libraries in Your Book Marketing Plan
February 11, 2016 – The Best Buildings: Carnegie Libraries
December 16, 2015 – How to Beat Writer’s Block by Not Giving Up
November 11, 2015 – From Delphi to Camden: James Whitcomb Riley
October 25, 2015 – Follow Your Passion, Don’t Follow Your Passion, & Other Master Narratives to Avoid
September 16, 2015 – The Writing Life: What Hemingway Can Teach You About Professional Loneliness
July 9, 2015 – Creativity Inside the Box: The Freedom of Constraint
June 5, 2015 – How to Start, Join & Make the Most of a Writing Group
March 27, 2105 – Writing Life: The Writer’s Delusion and Telling It Slant
March 4, 2015 – Poetry in Public: The Poet as Unacknowledged Legislator’
January 28, 2015 – Become a Better Writer: I Am Not a Robot
December 16, 2014 – Understanding Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen’s Shin Bone
November 7, 2014 – The Office of Poetry Grievances
October 15, 2014 – 4 Self-Editing Tips: Bring a Paint Can and Brush
September 3, 2014 – The Progression of a Writing Life Part 4: Strategy
August 27, 2014 – The Progression of a Writing Life Part 3: Rejection
August 20, 2014 – The Progression of a Writing Life Part 2: Risk
August 13, 2014 – The Progression of a Writing Life Part 1: Play
May 4, 2014 – 5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Next Writers Conference
March 26, 2014 – Literary Tours: Robert Indiana at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
February 19, 2014 – 3 Rules for Pretending to Be a Writer
January 29, 2014 – The Writing Life: Setting Limits to Become a Better Writer
December 11, 2013 – How to Become a Better Writer: Write Like a Painter
December 4, 2013 – Regional Tours: Matisse at Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 23, 2013 – Poets and Writers Toolkit: 4 Ways to Generate Writing Ideas
October 2, 2013 – On Books: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
July 24, 2013 – You Should Write a Book
June 19, 2013 – The Poet’s Sone: Ai WeiWei
May 22, 2013 – Poets & Writers Toolkit: Read and Respond
April 10, 2013 – Poets and Writers Toolkit: Six-Word Memoirs
March 13, 2013 – Leaving Books
February 27, 2013 – John Steinbeck’s California
December 14, 2012 – Leaving Art Behind
November 7, 2012 – On the Road
September 28, 2012 – Transitions: Life and the Museum
August 15, 2012 – I Am the Rain
July 11, 2012 – The Occasional Painter
May 9, 2012 – The Peace of Wild Things
February 27, 2012 – Journey into Poetry: Charity Singleton Craig
Guest Posts
September 11, 2019 – Five Minute Friday – Ordinary to Extraordinary: What is a Personal Essay and Where Do I Start?
March 12, 2018 – Darcy Wiley’s Blog – Living Fully Alive {The Yes Effect Book Club, Invitation 7: Celebrate Your Chain Reaction
October 12, 2017 – Northview Church Blog – Mutual Affirmation: Try Again
April 14, 2017 – Jen Pollock Michel’s Blog – 3020 W. 79th St., Indianapolis, Indiana
January 4, 2016 – ABH Books – 3 Habits for a Productive and Happy Writing Life
July 29, 2015 – Grubstreet Blog – Redefining Success: Freelancing on the Path to an Alternate Destination
June 12, 2015 – Grace Table – Stranger Danger: Just Buy the Burger
April 10, 2015 – Makes You Mom – Let Us Eat Cakes: Step-parents and Birthdays
March 13, 2015 – The Write Life – 5 Ways to Balance Freelance Writing Jobs and Personal Projects
February 19, 2015 – Ed Cyzewski’s blog – How to Market a Book with Integrity: A Christian Author’s Struggle
September 9, 2014 – Jen Pollock Michel’s Blog – Found Wanting: Charity Singleton Craig, “I wanted to get married”
March 21, 2014 – Catapult Magazine – The Language of Belonging
February 7, 2014 – Catapult Magazine – Privacy: A Matter of the Heart
November 6, 2010 – {in}Courage – More Than A Cliche