by Henry Brinton | Mar 8, 2023 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
The Hittites were a superpower in the area that is modern-day Turkey, dominating the region for nearly 500 years. For a time, they even rivaled the power of Egypt. But around 1200 BC, they mysteriously abandoned their capital and religious center. Stuart Manning, an...
by Henry Brinton | Feb 15, 2023 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
A 23-year-old witch named Kitha sells bundles of rosemary, cedar and black sage in an online shop. Not sold, however, is white sage. “I started my shop because I was always raised [with] Indigenous values, and one of those values is that, like, we don’t own...
by Henry Brinton | Jan 25, 2023 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
“Stand-up comedians have long cast an amusing lens on our society,” writes Kasha Patel in The Washington Post, “crafting observations about everything we might encounter, such as family, divorce, travel, a second divorce, pets and, more recently,...
by Henry Brinton | Jan 4, 2023 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
“We need to learn about deep green faith,” says the Rev. Kevin McGrane, an Episcopal priest, “then teach it, preach it, live it.” A deep green faith is based on the belief that God loves the world so much that he sent Jesus into the middle of...
by Henry Brinton | Dec 17, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
The winter solstice, the longest night of the year, falls on December 21 this year. “Since ancient times,” says Encyclopaedia Britannica, “people all over the world have recognized this important astronomical occurrence and celebrated the subsequent...
by Henry Brinton | Nov 19, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
“There is a picture-postcard myth that we all see everywhere we look – that everyone is going to be sitting down at the dining room table with the traditional family dinner,” says Dr. John Oldham of The Menninger Clinic in Houston. “That’s not going to be the case for...
by Henry Brinton | Nov 9, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
The 47th Marine Corps Marathon was run on Sunday, October 30, and the 51st running of the New York City Marathon was held on Sunday, November 6. Two amazing events, with routes around the monuments of Washington, DC, and through the five boroughs of New York City....
by Henry Brinton | Oct 26, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
In my novel Windows of the Heavens, a Methodist pastor named Harley Camden visited a Mexican restaurant called La Casa Blanca, in Lorton, Virginia. It was Halloween, and his waitress was Miranda Weiss. Both were single, and they had developed a friendship over the...
by Henry Brinton | Oct 1, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
Hurricane Ian delivered a devastating blow to southwestern Florida in late September, leaving people without electricity, drinking water, or habitable homes. Governor Ron DeSantis said that there had been a “biblical” storm surge on Sanibel Island, a tourist area...
by Henry Brinton | Sep 24, 2022 | Author Insights, Windows of the Heavens
Rain pounded on the roof of Harley Camden’s house, banged on the windows, and rattled down the gutters, all through the night. The cascading water provided the soundtrack for a vivid dream, one in which three women were standing around a huge iron cauldron at the...
