New Perspective: Theology and Storytelling

reposted from Seattle University’s “Common” Newsletter Novel influenced by School of Theology and Ministry   Story by: Hannah Crivello, School of Theology and Ministry Published: 2014-03-25   The newly released novel  Sinful Folk  recounts...

Nikki McClure Illustrates Sinful Folk

New York Times best-selling illustrator and author Nikki McClure and I know each other through our children’s school and our mutual interest in locally sourced art and supporting local artists. Nikki’s son and my children both attended the Lincoln Options Elementary...
Booklist Review – Sinful Folk

Booklist Review – Sinful Folk

Good news — my novel SINFUL FOLK just received a STARRED review in BOOKLIST — the acquisitions bible for public and school librarians nationwide.   BOOKLIST *Starred Review*   “In December of 1377, five children are burned in a suspicious house fire....

Rothko: How Art Saved a Life

I read on Brainpickings recently that Mark Rothko, the marvelous abstract expressionist painter, said that when people “weep” when seeing his paintings they are having the same transcendent experience he had when he painted.* Transcendence is an interesting word. It...