Tangible acts of feasting and celebrating have suffused Lanier Ivester's home all her life. But alongside her love of festivity, she's wrestled with profound losses that have reshaped the landscape--both around her and within her.These coexisting forces of great grief and great joy come together in a place called the Ruff House, where Ivester's story not only reminds us of the inescapable presence of sorrow, but shows us how to celebrate and anticipate the return of glad and golden...

"The day I saw you seeing me that was the first time I could see the truth that I was loved completely."In Only the Lover Sings, book and album one of The Well Trilogy, the face to face encounter between Jesus and the woman at the well sets the stage for this series of songs and essays from an array of contributors. Only the Lover Sings explores the ways God is inviting every one of us to bravely turn towards Jesus and be surprised by the...