Pillar & Page

“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

Latest Posts

  • What If Your Waiting Actually Mattered?

    Every December, It’s a Wonderful Life finds its way back onto our screens. Black and white. Snow drifting down on Bedford Falls. A bell ringing. Angels getting wings—which, quick sidebar, please don’t build your theology of angels from Frank Capra.… Continue reading

  • The Disruption of Advent

    It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year. Not just because of the twinkling lights, cozy sweaters, peppermint mochas—I’m personally fond of the eggnog latte—or Target’s playlist of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on a never-ending loop.… Continue reading

  • The Dance

    Christmas Eve The snow was falling in gentle whispers that Christmas Eve, cloaking the town in a serene white hush. Inside the community dance hall, the world was alive with music, laughter, and the shimmering warmth of holiday lights. Henry… Continue reading

  • Silent Night

    All is Calm Matthew wasn’t a fan of crowds. He never had been. Crowds meant things were often loud and unpredictable, and he avoided such things the way a careful man avoids a wobbly chair. This made Christmas in his… Continue reading

  • God Rest Ye

    Nothing You Dismay Snow swirled through the air, glittering under the streetlights like shards of broken glass. Thom pulled his coat tighter, the cold still cutting through the thick wool. The Christmas season had fully descended on the city, and… Continue reading

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