Category: Current Events
Letters to the Lord: Jesus, the Refugee
It’s always a big deal for an author to get a nice review from Publisher’s Weekly. So when this one for The Promised Land popped into my inbox a few weeks ago, I was delighted. “Characters from Musser’s The Long Highway Home return in this touching story of four pilgrims walking the French Camino… (see image below for more of the review). Of course, … Read More Letters to the Lord: Jesus, the Refugee
Letters to the Lord: A Father’s Delight
Precious Lord, Sometimes the heaviness of 2020 seems unbearable. So today, I want to simply rest in Your abundant love for me, remembering these words from Zephaniah 3: 16-17 “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Father’s Delight
Letters to the Lord: Remembering Nancy
I can still remember when we met Lord, on a hot August day in 1982. I was a new college graduate with a head full of knowledge and a heart that wanted to serve You, Lord. And I was scared. Especially that. I’d left my collegiate world and instead of pursuing marriage or an MBA, I was becoming a missionary. You know I’d always … Read More Letters to the Lord: Remembering Nancy
Letters to the Lord: A Writer’s Trajectory and a Sale
A writer’s life is never a simple trajectory. We are often juggling multiple projects at the same time. For instance, yesterday I was on St. Simons Island doing research for a new novel at the World War II Home Front Museum. Last week, I was vacationing with my family on Hilton Head Island and snapping photos of places I mention in my novel, The … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Writer’s Trajectory and a Sale
Letters to the Lord: Only Son
Since I’m on vacation, I asked my amazingly talented cousin, Elise Goldsmith, to contribute to today’s blog. I think you’ll agree that her words, written five years ago, are oh, so relevant and powerful today. Only Son The morning news is plague in Middle East.“Take out the garbage,” I tell my son.“Yes, father.”“Did you do your lessons?”“Yes, dad.”Exit is backed up. We’re late.By lunch … Read More Letters to the Lord: Only Son
Letters to the Lord: Change of Plans
Yesterday was Labor Day, Lord, and for the first time in many, many years, I haven’t labored on Labor Day. For most of the past twenty years I’ve been in France on the first Monday in September, and there’s no holiday over there. But for the four times in the past twenty years when I’ve been in the US over Labor Day weekend, I’ve … Read More Letters to the Lord: Change of Plans
Letters to the Lord: Dark Times
Lord, I’m reading in Job and Ezekiel right now, and honestly, it’s pretty dark. But in a way, this feels like where I need to be reading because the times in which we are living are very dark, too. In Job, he’s endured the worst possible tragedies a human can endure. He’s lost everything. But not because of his sinfulness. Because of a bet … Read More Letters to the Lord: Dark Times
Letters to the Lord: Shock Treatment
I penned this little essay years ago, but I find it oh, so true today, about my pool and my heart. It seemed like a good idea at the time. It really did. A pool. Oh, not the real, down in the ground, big, expensive kind. Just a little above-the-ground pool. To help us cool off in the hot, hot summer. We’d moved to … Read More Letters to the Lord: Shock Treatment
Letters to the Lord: Persevering in the Little Things
Oh, Lord, it’s so often the little things that trip me up. During the past month, I’ve been doing a Virtual Camino—a wonderful program that InterVarsity has set up for faculty and staff at universities during this strange and difficult summer of 2020. When I heard that this virtual experience was also open to others, I signed up since my new novel, The Promised … Read More Letters to the Lord: Persevering in the Little Things
Letters to the Lord: Remembering Sallie
Lord, my heart is heavy today as I grieve the death of a remarkable woman, Sallie. She was as unique as the spelling of her first name, a Southern belle with lots of grit and a wild and passionate love for life and Jesus. I met her when Paul was in seminary in South Carolina. We attended the same church, and I admired her … Read More Letters to the Lord: Remembering Sallie
Letters to the Lord: Time
I’m in Ecclesiastes now, Lord, and today, in Chapter 3, as I read those beloved verses about time, so familiar, I think what a strange time we are living in now. We say it often. “These are strange and confusing times.” And it’s true. But whatever they are, this is the time we have, this present moment. As I read through the familiar list … Read More Letters to the Lord: Time
Letters to the Lord: When We Write The Truth
Twenty years ago I penned a novel that I thought would get me in trouble. Instead it has brought me a tiny slice of fame. Here’s how it happened: I’d finished writing a trilogy about France and Algeria and knew my next novel needed to be about my hometown of Atlanta. I’d heard the adage, “Write what you know about.” Well, I’d pretty much … Read More Letters to the Lord: When We Write The Truth
Elizabeth Musser 