Author: Karen Spears Zacharias

Reclaiming Jesus from the Evangelicals

I asked her if she had read a certain Christian's blog that we both followed at one time. "No," she replied. "I don't keep up with anything out of the Evangelical community any more." I didn't have to ask why; I already knew. The[..]
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24 07 , 2021 No Comments
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The Road Well-Traveled

I have friends who knew from the time they were young'uns that they wanted to be writers when they grew up. I don't know how a child knows such a thing. I loved reading from an early age but I never gave much thought to[..]
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14 07 , 2021 No Comments
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The Need for Critical Race Theory

While we were traveling about the country there was a lot happening in the national dialogue about Critical Race Theory. Much of this dialogue is conducted by those with little to no understanding of history. Many couldn't identify the three branches of government, much less[..]
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12 07 , 2021 1 Comment
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From Columbus to Columbus

Our trip to my hometown of Columbus, Georgia was brief. Friends Dave and Jane Wilson hosted us as they so often do when we come to town. We will do the same for them when they come to Oregon later this summer. Jane is an[..]
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11 07 , 2021 No Comments
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Charleston Hospitality

I didn’t tell him about the bridge. Sometimes information just causes a person to worry needlessly. This was an actual case of “we will cross that bridge when we come to it.” He sucked in his breath as most everyone does when they see the[..]
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07 07 , 2021 1 Comment
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Kingsport Kin

This was my cousin Floyd’s idea. Shall we all get together for a family reunion? he asked. The last big gathering of our Dad’s family took place decades ago in Nashville at my aunt Betty’s home. That was during a time when most of Dad’s[..]
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03 07 , 2021 No Comments
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Martha’s Vineyard: Methodists Prayer Camp

“It was a standard white-bread hot dog bun oozing with orangey-pink lobster meat, dotted with tiny slices of celery ribs, and held together by globs of creamy mayonnaise. "Careful," Jaime warned, stretching the plate out closer to Hazel's lap. "It's sort of a two-hand situation."[..]
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30 06 , 2021 No Comments
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Seeking Fair Winds & Friends

Burlington was booked so we found a hotel down the road apiece in Montpelier. Tim has been trying to teach me how to say it: Mont-peel-ur. But my mind won’t retain that, so I end up doing some hybrid French & Appalachian thingy. I blame[..]
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28 06 , 2021 1 Comment
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Serendipity Along the Way

It is the serendipity of the road that we enjoy the most. The unexpected encounter or stop. We left Buffalo early because we were eager to get to Vermont, one of the states we’ve never visited before. We had no plans to stop along the[..]
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26 06 , 2021 2 Comments
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