Jeffrey a. Mackey

William Stringfellow, activist lawyer and advocate for the underprivileged of New York, was either embraced warmly or rejected as a radical by Christians in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s when he was writing. Nonetheless, his writings remain timeless, pertinent, convicting, and spiritual directives. Taking his hopes in the two Advents of Jesus from out of his writings gives us a piercingly dynamic devotional for Advent. These readings will make one think, pray, and act. Possibly his words are most applicable today.

People of God have for many centuries read devotional works along with holy Scripture, especially during Advent and Lent. Usually these are safe and spiritual, somewhat poetic possibly, and extremely devotional. Here William Stringfellow's writings are brought to bear on Lent, with the predictable responses of awe, shock, surprise, conviction, identity, integrity, and such. There is no easy spirituality in Stringfellow. He is straightforward, radically biblical, socially aware, and spiritually disquieting. Lent will never be the same.

People of God have for many centuries read devotional works along with holy Scripture, especially during Advent and Lent. Usually these are safe and spiritual, somewhat poetic possibly, and extremely devotional. Here William Stringfellow's writings are brought to bear on Lent, with the predictable responses of awe, shock, surprise, conviction, identity, integrity, and such. There is no easy spirituality in Stringfellow. He is straightforward, radically biblical, socially aware, and spiritually disquieting. Lent will never be the same.

The collected poetry of Jeffrey A. Mackey

Here is another helpful spiritual resource from a master of finding just the right words.

A collection of Christian faith and life quotations from literature and from famous speeches. A best collection yet from a master of quotation.