My Commonplace Book

A good friend, Jon Tamblyn, joined us recently at our Gettysburg Conferences. He wrote the following poetic reflection. I re-read it today, loved it and thought I’d pass it on. Like all of us who are stirred to create, Jon was hesitant, apologetic but still sensing the Lord moving in his heart to [...]

I’m leaning against the monument to Company I, 60th New York Infantry, Greene’s Brigade of the XII Corps at Gettysburg. The captain of this unit, Jesse Jones, had been in seminary prior to the Civil War. He was divided. “Should he serve God or join the army?” Applying a convoluted [...]