The Freak of Notre Dame
The Well
The Pope of Fools awakes, ready to ring the mother of all bells to call the faithful. He waits and sits with his head in his hands, his countenance as broken as his spine. His strong hands and calloused face are as hard as the rock that imprisons him. His back is a tangle of healed and unhealed scars, some of them so fresh that his blood has dried to his clothes.
High Desert Church is located where the name implies, in the high desert, in a tumbleweed connection Southern California town called Victorville. Actually, that’s how I had imagined the town, but it too has benefited and suffered from a uniformity that has spread across this nation and beyond, leadi... MORE>>
Growing-up in urban America with documented learning disabilities, self-esteem issues compounded by debilitating stuttering, and enough anger to fuel several school suspensions—the statistics indicate success on any level would be hard to come by. However, for Shawn Harper, giving into the statistic... MORE>>
It's another Monday evening in New York City, and for many, it's the beginning of another work week. But for some, Mondays have a much greater significance. It's a chance to go see their favorite guitarist, Les Paul, who has been performing regularly on Monday nights since what feels like time began. ... MORE>>
Tony Meloto is a former businessman, yet he carries no credit cards or cash. Several years ago, at age fifty, when most businessmen have concluded drawing the blueprints of their impending fortune, Tony turned his back on financial reward and laid out a far loftier and more ambitious plan—to elimina... MORE>>
When a person mentions the word “missionary” several things most likely come to mind. Excluding the non-PG type responses, most ideas don’t fit the brand of mission work Brian Orme brings to the word. With his pedantic looks, faux-hawk hairdo, a wonderfully dry and biting humor, and an aire of c... MORE>>
As a surfer coming of age in the 1970s, Jon Sundt heard all the stories of how drugs would take you to new and wonderful places. Like many from his generation, he buckled to the pressure, but when the “experiment” went wrong, ending in a desperate nightmare rather than the promised dre... MORE>>
In his fifty-three years Rocky Malloy has witnessed the horrors of war and the serenity of peace. He has encountered numerous life and death and near-death experiences, more than once watching his life flash before him at gunpoint. He has seen the greatest suffering and the most spectacular miracles,... MORE>>
Rheanna Downey :: Along with the voice, Rheanna Downey has some deep thoughts and insightful opinions. Five answers later and I’m still contemplating.
1. Risen Magazine: Do you seek a connection through music?
Rheanna Downey: Music is a connection that is already there that I’m not always aware of until after it’s written. Sometimes I’ll write a song and not know why I’m writing and two days later I... MORE>>
IN THIS ISSUE
Check-out the following features in this quarter's issue.
