Throughout life we gravitate toward belonging. Not just welcome, kindness or even love, but actual belonging. Those relationships where if we weren’t a part, something…
Author: Hannah Bergstrom de Leon
A Reading Kind of Life – Act 1
I grew up reading. I grew up surrounded by books knowing there was a vast well of knowledge out there that I would only ever…
Breaking News – Battle Status
Whew! I am back in the lead!!! With 23 to Haddi’s 21 I am semi-solidly winning. It was a rough couple of weeks there as…
Sweet Zombie Jesus!
Is there a better time to talk about World War Z and our culture’s fascination with zombies then Holy Week? As a working preacher preparing for…
Why Christian? & Other Nagging Questions
This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a conference called “Why Christian?” So much occurred during those three days and I am 100%…
Ready Player One and Embracing the Publishing Machine
So it has come to our attention that Haddi and I might have a slightly pretentious outlook on reading, as evidenced by our 2018 book…
What IS Behind the Curtain?
Being a pastor comes with some great privileges. One, is that people, often times those you hardly know, invite you “behind the curtain.” They allow…
The Resonance of a Book
Hannah: Do you remember the first book you would say, “resonated” with you? You know that book that plucked at all the right cords within…
Violently Agreeing – A Bergstrom Tradition
It’s been a minute, but in January Haddi and I had invited you to join us in reading “Brick Lane” by Monica Ali. This was…
Black Panther? Yep, It’s a Thing!
So in case you have been living under a rock or just really out of touch with the movie industry, Black Panther is a thing. …