Krin Van Tatenhove - Reflections on the Journey

21/12/2024

Does your family have a story that is part of its collective legacy? This one certainly holds that position in mine.

Every family has stories told so often that they’re part of our collective legacy. When older relatives do the retelling, we might roll our eyes. Not this one again… In my family, there are m…

04/12/2024

The latest feom Story Sanctum. Relationships are messy. "Bud's House," by Fay L. Loomis, is a story about an entanglement between two lonely souls.

A few weeks before the Fourth of July, I was curled up on my couch, enjoying the soft light of the patio through my sliding doors, ready to go to bed. Shaken by the buzz of the doorbell, I was pulled from my reverie by a woman’s voice. “I’m Bud’s wife. I need to talk.” “What the hell?”...

30/11/2024

Flash fiction, yes, but based on a true incident. A quick read, and the final two words are for all of us.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance. – Friedrich Nietzsche I’ll never forget the first time I saw him. I was at my gym, furiously pumping an elliptical machine th…

21/11/2024

Sometimes you just have to say, “Hell no! Not in my lifetime!”

Here are some NFL stats to digest. Players’ salaries will total 10.5 billion in 2024. Revenue will be 1.2 billion. The top five stadiums cost 11.5 billion to construct. The average cost for a famil…

11/11/2024

As a veteran on this Veteran’s Day 2024, I offer this excerpt from a book I wrote in 2010 and recently revised. As with all my writing, I hope it increases your compassion. God bless you, William, and all those caught in the crossfire of human strife.

The following is one of the stories contained in Street Saints: Voices of Hope from the Hopeless, a book I wrote in 2010 and just recently revised. As a veteran, I offer it to you on Veteran’…

10/11/2024

A review of my novel “The Bridge at Dawn” is posted at this link by courageous Taiwanese author, C.J. Anderson-Wu. In addition to her stellar writing credentials, she’s one of the editors for an international movement of writers called Masticadores. Give it a read!

Ultimate Existential Question Bridge at Dawn stands out among novels on self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. Like Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, it blends academic learning with street sm…

07/11/2024

Free download at the link. Encounter both the brokenness and hope of eight people experiencing homelessness, and the faith that is restoring them!

30/10/2024

New Mexico is dear to my heart. I lived there for a while, including time at Ghost Ranch and a visit with Georgia O’Keefe. If you’re interested in exploring outdoors in the Land of Enchantment, consider booking an excursion with my friend, Brian Johnson. You won't be disappointed!

Brian Johnson is something of an expert when it comes to leading outdoor enthusiasts off the beaten path. A former Eagle Scout, Johnson has more than 40 years of backpacking experience and has been trained in the Sierra Club’s Advanced Mountaineering program, which, according to its website, is .....

29/10/2024

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21/10/2024

My novel is an extension of my life's work. I had a chance to trace this in an interview with Shawn Casselberry. Please conisder giving it a read and supporting the book.

I recently interviewed Krin Van Tatenhove, the Story Sanctum fiction editor and author of the new book The Bridge at Dawn, available now on Amazon and other online retailers. The Bridge at Dawn is a book with a lot of humanity. It's a redemptive story, a human story, and a love story, with interesti...

14/10/2024

It’s only a five minute read, but it will honor her legacy…

In my decades as a cleric, I heard the stories of people from many walks of life. Sometimes their memories opened portals to dramatic moments in history, like this one from a homeless man who came …

13/10/2024

"At the Gallery," courtesy of my imagination, Firefly, and Photoshop.

08/10/2024

I would appreciate your support for my debut novel, “The Bridge at Dawn.” First, however, some cautionary words. Don’t read it if you have no grace for those living on the fringe. Don’t read it if you’re skeptical about altered states of consciousness or mystical epiphanies. Don’t read it if you feel that true romance is a Hollywood fantasy. BUT…if you believe that every person matters, that the universe speaks to us in manifold ways, and that love can heal even the deepest griefs, lend me your ear! This may be the most unlikely, star-fated affair you’ll ever encounter. Here’s the Amazon link.

The Bridge At Dawn

04/10/2024

"Blunt the sharpness, untangle the knot, soften the glare, merge with dust. Oh, hidden deep but ever present." - translated portion of the Tao Te Ching, chapter 4

03/10/2024

n his touching short story “Polyps,” Cuban American writer Matias Travieso-Diaz recounts a boy’s childhood memory that winds like a golden thread into adulthood. It’s a story of self-reflection and the necessity of redeeming the time of our lives.

1My knees and hands were bleeding and hurt like the dickens, but I was still holding onto the seashell I had picked up from the darkened area under the beach house. My older cousin Toto, who had accidentally pushed me down onto the sharp stones, lifted me up by the armpits and set me straight. His h...

24/09/2024

Some of my recent AI art.

20/09/2024

No matter your world view, some words make eternal sense...

Whether it’s verses from your religious tradition, or memes from public figures, proof texting is precarious. We all see it: social media flooded with words out of context, warped by prejudice and …

18/09/2024

I'd appreciate your good thoughts for tomorrow. My friend, Rob Mueller, and I will be interviewed by The Distillery, a podcast out of Princeton Theological Seminary. They want to discuss our book "Neighborhood Church: Transforming Your Congregation into a Powerhouse for Mission." I'm grateful that our effort, published in 2019, is still generating interest and sales. 😎

The Distillery podcast explores what motivates the work of Christian scholars and why it matters for theology and ministry.