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For the last few weeks, I find myself overcome with irrational dread.  It made no sense; I couldn’t understand it, articulate it to myself, or

I’m in an airport in Charlotte, NC, and a man approaches me. “You’re Dr. Holleman. I had you for English class like 8 years ago.

I consider how lush the vine was, how vibrant, how boisterous with shouting yellow blossoms and leaves the size of heads. I consider how it

I read Psalm 10 and wonder what it means to make more room for God in all my thoughts. The psalmist writes, “In his pride

Information comes too fast to process. The news from Las Vegas keeps my students’ attention as the one student from Las Vegas checks in with

I’ve been thinking about Jeremiah 10:23 and these wise words: “Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them

As I learn about Lawrence Chamberlain and his faith in Christ, I note the letter he composes to his  wife when he believes his own

I’m in Gettysburg this weekend, and last night, I learned again the critical value of that first glance of terrain. The army that secures the

When students gain confidence as writers, some beautiful things start happening: They hold up their parade of Instagram posts to brag about vivid verbs and