Tag: fiction

• You Need Some Gum

  The other day I was at a meeting after a long day of work that my wife was going to join me at. I’d been working all day, and this meeting was on a topic that both of us were passionate about, so I was excited for her to join me. As she sat down,…

  matthewcgillum

  February 14, 2026

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  bible, christianity, coffee, faith, fiction, god, jesus, life, love, mental-health, metamodernism, writing

• Ghostwriter

  When I was in seminary, I took a job at Half Price Books. All new employees at the store had to work the Romance session. Thus I spent my first months at the store stocking, evaluating, and selling Romance novels. This was a new experience for me as I have never read or interacted with…

  matthewcgillum

  February 11, 2026

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  ai, bible, book-review, books, fiction, jesus, reading, romance

• Coffee Circles

  Coffee is one of those areas where my pseudo-OCD crosses paths with my trend of laziness. If you’ve seen my office up at the church, you’ll know that I have a set of 7 coffee mugs that I designate for each day of the week. I do this because I like routine, and also if…

  matthewcgillum

  December 13, 2025

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  christianity, coffee, fiction, grace, jesus, life, ocd, writing