top of page


Dayspringer Reflections
Hobbits and the Problem With Desire
(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit  and The Lord of the Rings  trilogy, several characters fight over a...

Stephen Orr
2 days ago
Â
Â
ON MISSIONARIES: A PERSONAL VIEW (6)
Our sessions with Professor Pike were intensive, but I must have impressed him because at one of them he asked me, “Franklin (he never...

Karl Franklin
3 days ago
Â
Â
In the Clearing Stands a Boxer
(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) I wasn’t supposed to read it. I was 11 years old and exploring under the eaves in our attic when I found...

Stephen Orr
Jul 23
Â
Â
ON MISSIONARIES: A PERSONAL VIEW (5)
SIL, our overseas organization that complemented WBT, was not registered as a mission organization with the government of PNG. Rather, we...

Karl Franklin
Jul 22
Â
Â
Deep Inside Your Armor
(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) In a story I’ve considered writing, the three Bethany siblings are the children of well-off olive oil...

Stephen Orr
Jul 16
Â
Â
bottom of page