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Out of Winter, Spring
This piece was originally written on December 19, 2016, and has been lightly edited for clarity. It reflects a season of profound trial, marked by the near loss of my mother and the enduring reality of my son Joshua’s medical journey. The year prior, he had been diagnosed with a rare terminal neurodegenerative disease. During this period, he underwent complex spinal surgery followed by serious complications that required an additional hospitalization. I share this reflection not to revisit hardship, but to bear witness to the faithfulness of God in the midst of it. The temperature outside is frigid, the ground cold, dead, and hard. December may conjure warm memories for…
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Guided by Truth, Stirred by Story
Introduction I write fiction, essays, and reflections with the conviction that words are never neutral. Language shapes imagination, imagination informs conscience, and reading itself takes part in the way we come to understand the world. Whether I am working in allegorical fantasy, literary criticism, or cultural commentary, my aim is the same: to write in a way that honors truth, depth, meaning, and above all, Christ. My writing reflects my belief that all of life, including art, literature, and scholarship, falls under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Truth does not generate itself; meaning is not random, and understanding always entails responsibility. Writing, therefore, is not merely expressive but covenantal: it…
C.L. Stansberry
"Guided by truth, stirred by story, ever pressing toward the long tomorrow.”
