Allison Backous

But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings —Paul Lawrence Dunbar, “Sympathy”   I...

I am boarding a plane to Detroit, and so is she, her thick coat falling...

“Prayer…is always available to us.” –St. Seraphim of Sarov I I sit atop my red...

But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings —Paul Lawrence Dunbar, “Sympathy”   I...

Outside our trailer park, a set of railroad tracks ran from east to west, dividing...

Blessed Santa Barbara, / Your story is written in the sky, / With paper and...

It came to me one quiet afternoon, a couple weeks after we were home from...

For the past nine months, I feel like I’ve been at a standstill. A place...

The morning I learned about the women in Cleveland, I knew from a single headline...

The world is not with us—enough. O taste and see. –Denise Levertov, “Taste and See”...

And all were guests. —Naomi Shihab Nye, “Arabic Coffee” The first thing that struck me...

I did not enter a church until I was in third grade. My friend Vicky,...

When it comes to music, I am a lover of routine. My iTunes playlists are...

Women are strong, strong, terribly strong. We don’t know how strong we are until we...

An Encore Post ABC recently ran its annual showing of A Charlie Brown Christmas, one...

Dust…flies free for a moment, then returns, leisurely, to the habitual road—that bruised string which...

I am boarding a plane to Detroit, and so is she, her thick coat falling...

I finally saw Brave this past weekend, and I can definitely say that I had...

I have my father’s hands I have my mother’s tongue I look for redemption in...

This summer marks the eleventh year of my conversion. I’ve spent the past eleven years...

I’m emerging from one of the busiest seasons of my life. My wedding and a...

May the Lord bless thee out of Zion; and so shalt thou behold the good...

Growing up, my siblings and I were left on our own to figure out how...

“Prayer…is always available to us.” –St. Seraphim of Sarov I I sit atop my red...