a blog by Candice Gage
When I turned the first pages of Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had received the book, along with Kate Quinn's The Rose Code, as birthday gifts from my mom. She chose the titles from a list on The Gospel Coalition website: TGC Editorial Staff: Books We Enjoyed in 2022.… Continue reading TGC’s Spicy Book Picks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukej-X-ssIo I find my hand too quickly reaches to change the station when Christian music comes on the radio. It's not that I don't like music that focuses on its Creator. I do. I may even say that it is the most true sort of music, as it expresses the most True of realities. It's… Continue reading Come and Make All Things New
I heard this song for the first time tonight. Someone I know mentioned it, so I looked it up. I'm glad I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6s7tIdhbxM Good music contains poetry. By this standard, "Wild Horses" is good music. One verse in particular stood out to me. I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you've decided… Continue reading Real Love and Wild Horses
This song came on the radio tonight and made me cry. I've heard it a thousand times. You probably have too. But it's just been one of those weeks... or months... or years... It might be cliche, but sometimes I need to be reminded to face the clouds and not give up on silver linings.… Continue reading Tears for a Song
Another song that's been stuck in my head. The video is all right, but the lyrics really impressed me. We all face a raging sea at times, but we don't have to be afraid. I will swim in the deep 'Cuz You'll be next to me You're in the eye of the storm And the… Continue reading Let the Waters Rise
Incandescent Ink 