Bryan McKaigApr 20, 2021Turning a Metaphor into a PoemI don’t consider myself a poet. Occasionally a songwriter, but barely that. The occasion of this poem was the commissioning of a new church.
Debbie MoodyJan 25, 2021AwakeningAs the earth falls into a deep slumber, we sit in anticipation and stillness.
Foundling HouseNov 23, 2020Hope: We Do Not Say DeserveThis coming Sunday marks the beginning of Advent, the yearly remembrance and celebration of the coming of Jesus, the Son of God. It's...
Tony SobotaMay 20, 2020Surviving the Pandemic as an Artist2020 started off so promising. Our son had a meltdown-free 1st birthday party, the Titans kept Tom Brady and the Patriots from another ...
Foundling HouseNov 19, 2019Empathy and the DevilIt’s apropos that I’ve been rereading C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters with a friend now. Weekly, we pore over a couple of chapters...
Foundling HouseOct 30, 2019Word + Song preview: Drew MillerTonight is the night! WORD + SONG is here! In celebration, we’re giving you another little preview of what’s going down this evening in...
Chris WheelerOct 21, 2019bleeding in, bleeding outOrchid – Josie Koznarek All the time I knew you carried weight upon your back in every tremor when you spoke, in each “I could never…”...
Foundling HouseOct 15, 2019Word + Song preview: Matthew ClarkIt’s a great time to give you a preview of things to come! Matthew Clark, one of the three featured artists headlining Foundling House’s...
Kevin StillJun 17, 2019Lamentations for TodayThis is a collection of laments I wrote for a worship service I led with a friend in my church. Modern worship is a bit too positive...
Foundling HouseMay 30, 2019A Castle On a Hill: an Interview with Jacob StockFor several years now, Jacob and Melissa Stock have been running a delightful, slightly otherworldly retreat center in Strawberry Plains,...
Foundling HouseMay 22, 2019The Other EndgameFirst things first: spoiler alert. This is going to get messy, because I got messy. I got the last good seat at the 9:30 showing of...
Foundling HouseFeb 5, 2019Abby Wheeler, Creator of HeartworksHeartworks is a brand new, up-and-coming organization dedicated to serving the refugee and resettled population in Knoxville through art...
Carolyn GivensDec 24, 2018Pieces Go MissingScreenshot from the video for “Snow” by Sleeping at Last The day before December began, my grandma slipped into eternity. She’d spent 100...
Jen YokelDec 17, 2018Holy SecretThe old man is snoring again. It’s the only sound that escapes his lips these days. So she lies awake listening, wishing she could...
Matthew CyrSep 4, 2018All Creatures Here BelowOriginal Photo by Adam Whipple The road to the lake is so twisted that one stretch is named “The Dragon’s Tail.” Our truck, bristling...
Foundling HouseAug 9, 2018Charging the CongregationI sat in the passenger seat of my friends’ car as Indiana beamed under a rare mild July day outside. Cornfields sped by and washed into...
Foundling HouseJul 17, 2018The WordPlayers Present: Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë’s masterwork Jane Eyre is something most of us read in grade school. We remember the gilded Victorian prose laid over...
Kate HinsonJun 18, 2018When Your Words Disappear“Vulnerable” by Kate Hinson I write. Or I should say, I used to write, and I loved figuring out what I thought and felt through the...
Foundling HouseJun 4, 2018Burwell GardensOn the west corner of Burwell Avenue and McMillan Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, sat a vacant lot. To the north, Sharp’s Ridge rose in a...