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E. G. Runyan

Aug 283 min read

Dreams With Faces

We all have dreams. They whirl and sparkle around us like butterflies just out of reach of the net. When I was around four or five my Mom...

E. G. Runyan

Aug 86 min read

11 Christian Artists That Actually Resonate

I…don’t like Christian music. Or at least...I don't like most of it. And if you’ve hung around my blog for any amount of time you’ve...

E. G. Runyan

Dec 22, 20232 min read

Go to Your Dark Places: Remembering Christ's Example at Christmas

Photo credit to Prateek Guatam on Unsplash. Recently, I was faced with a daunting and unpleasant opportunity. I was given a cleaning job...

E. G. Runyan

Nov 17, 20233 min read

BREAKING NEWS! Legolas Greenleaf VANISHES

“As of Sunday, November 12th, celebrity Legolas Greenleaf has officially been confirmed ‘missing’,” writes Literary Nerd E. G. Runyan...

E. G. Runyan

Oct 13, 20232 min read

He's Always Good: Reflections After Love and Loss

Photo credit to Arifur Rahman God is always good. Always. Not sometimes. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Always. This year I've experienced...

E. G. Runyan

Mar 6, 20232 min read

How To Build a Home Library That Serves You and Others Well

How do you decide what books to buy and which ones to leave un-bought? You might be thinking, “Well, you can’t have too many books, can...

E. G. Runyan

Mar 5, 20232 min read

George MacDonald: Innovator of Modern Fantasy

“We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary. To understand...

E. G. Runyan

Mar 1, 20232 min read

The Two Christian Writers: Where They're Different and Where They Should Be the Same

Christian writers can, I think, be divided up into two different broad groups: the explicit Christian writers who frankly and openly...

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