Drifting into the Divine ~♥~

About: Olive Twist

Website

https://olivetwist.wordpress.com

Details

I am a writer of spiritual memoir and character sketches, and consider myself to be sort of a “wounded healer”. I have a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. I have chosen this pen name, because I lived in orphanages and foster homes during my childhood years.

Posts by Olive Twist:

• October 14, 2019 My New Book in Print

• September 23, 2019 Two landscapes of Mallorca, Spain — Artist Ruben de Luis, oil paintings and watercolours.

• September 23, 2019 Just Thankful…

• March 14, 2018 The Last Dance

• July 1, 2017 In My Father’s House

• June 12, 2017 Peace Be Unto You…

• April 29, 2017 For My Poppy with Love…

• April 24, 2017 My Father’s Voice

• April 22, 2017 Three Angels

• April 16, 2017 Mallorca Daily Photo: Good Friday

• April 15, 2017 Good Friday Thoughts

• December 24, 2015 The Magi of Mallorca

• December 21, 2015 The Wonder of Christmas (and the Song of Judgment Day)

• December 17, 2015 Shakespeare on Christmas

• July 15, 2015 Kierkegaard Quote That Stuck Me

• July 15, 2015 From “The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien”

• June 30, 2015 Oliver Twist, Divine Child: A Jungian Interpretation

• June 21, 2015 For My Poppy…

• May 26, 2015 Your Cross – St Francis de Sales

• May 9, 2015 Fr. Seraphim Rose on “Existential” Atheism

• May 7, 2015 Fr. Seraphim Rose on the Characteristics of the “New Man”

• May 7, 2015 Fr. Seraphim Rose on the Characteristics of the “New Man”

• April 24, 2015 A Broken Family

• April 5, 2015 Mallorcan Easter Traditions

• December 28, 2014 Nondenominational Cookies

• December 17, 2014 ¡Neules y Navidad!

• November 30, 2014 Dying Traditions: Christmas Caroling

• September 13, 2014 The Olive Grove

• June 15, 2014 Fitzgerald and Didion on “Cracking Up”

• June 13, 2014 Ian Parker Portrays a Man of Polarizations

• May 1, 2014 Dreaming of Middle Earth

• April 28, 2014 Our Father Who Art in Spain

• April 28, 2014 Common Sense Customs

• March 17, 2014 The Pencil

• March 17, 2014 Frozen Tears

• March 15, 2014 Love Took My Hand

• March 14, 2014 Book Samples for My Readers…

• March 14, 2014 Frozen Tears

• January 16, 2014 Favorite Quote by Black Elk

• January 11, 2014 The Hand of God?

• January 2, 2014 In My Father’s House

• December 18, 2013 There’s Something About Mary…

• December 18, 2013 Jesus the Strong Man

• November 13, 2013 Butterfly for Breakfast

• November 12, 2013 Angels of Days Past

• November 6, 2013 The Never-Ending Story

• November 4, 2013 Wings of Sorrow

• November 4, 2013 Fountain of Sorrow

• November 1, 2013 Free Kindle Readers…

• November 1, 2013 Spiritualized Gambling: The Prosperity Gospel

• October 15, 2013 Dying Traditions: Full Service Gas Stations

• October 7, 2013 Quote from Oliver Twist

• September 23, 2013 Dying Traditions: The Sunday Drive

• September 13, 2013 Falling asleep while praying

• September 13, 2013 A Very Unique Poem by a Curious Fellow…

• September 12, 2013 Proven By Miracles: The Seven Wonders

• August 20, 2013 Once Upon a Time…

• July 19, 2013 For Seekers Only…

• July 18, 2013 St. Francis de Sales on “The Devout Life”

• July 13, 2013 The Heart of the Matter…

• June 26, 2013 What a True Friend Looks Like…

• June 12, 2013 The Power of Prayer

• June 1, 2013 New Beauty Each Day

• May 6, 2013 Praying the Magnificat (The Canticle of Mary)

• May 1, 2013 My Favorite Tolkien Poem

• April 29, 2013 An Unexpected Journey

• April 16, 2013 a treasured little note from a son…

• March 25, 2013 Holy Snow!!

• March 16, 2013 Finding God after a Long Search…

• March 5, 2013 The Compulsive Minister

• March 4, 2013 Stop Being a Pleaser

• January 24, 2013 The Mallorcan Calender For the Illiterate

• January 14, 2013 Dying Traditions: The Love of Letters

• December 22, 2012 People, Look East (Advent Carol)

• December 22, 2012 World without End?

• November 29, 2012 Angels with Amnesia

• November 16, 2012 This Experience Must Come…

• October 26, 2012 Haunted: A Few Things Wrong with Me

• September 26, 2012 Insect Armageddon

• September 20, 2012 SO I STAY NEAR THE DOOR: An Apologia For My Life

• September 19, 2012 Divine Doorkeepers (Extended Critical Essay)

• September 19, 2012 Abstract for “Divine Doorkeepers”

• September 19, 2012 Works Cited for “Divine Doorkeepers”

• September 19, 2012 Concluding Remarks

• September 19, 2012 Shane Claiborne (1975- present): Gentle Revolutionary

• September 19, 2012 Donald Miller (1971- present): Mystical Ringmaster

• September 19, 2012 C. S. Lewis (1898-1963): Scholar of the Divine

• September 18, 2012 Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899): Soul-Winning Storyteller

• September 17, 2012 Encourage One Another!

• September 16, 2012 Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892): Spiritual Lyricist

• September 16, 2012 Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855): Thinking Outside the Crowd

• September 15, 2012 Charles Finney (1792-1875): Retained by God

• September 14, 2012 Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): The Town Crier

• September 13, 2012 George Fox (1624-1691): Divine Alchemist

• September 12, 2012 Divine Doorkeepers: How Mystical Authors Usher Readers into the Spirit Realm

• September 11, 2012 Google Översätt: Please Translate!

• August 30, 2012 Men in White

• August 30, 2012 Of Bicycles and Angels

• August 30, 2012 The Empty House

• August 30, 2012 The Waterhole Incident

• August 29, 2012 “The Ministry Of The Unnoticed”

• August 29, 2012 The Can of Tuna

• August 27, 2012 The Good Seal Herder

• August 27, 2012 Doers of the Word

• August 23, 2012 International Treasure

• August 11, 2012 Songs in the Night

• August 9, 2012 The Bride of Christ

• August 9, 2012 “Sister Love”

• August 8, 2012 Sister Shirley

• August 7, 2012 Elder Thomas

• August 6, 2012 Deacon Wayne & Sister Glenda

• August 5, 2012 Mother Gladys

• August 5, 2012 The Most Segregated Hour?

• August 4, 2012 Elder Burney

• August 3, 2012 Don’t Worry About It, Slim…

• August 2, 2012 Gandhi’s Three Weapons: Fasting, Prayer, and Silence

• July 25, 2012 Eleven, Rodney

• July 23, 2012 “Madmen, Mystics and Monks” Bibliography

• July 21, 2012 Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

• July 15, 2012 Natural Cathedral

• July 11, 2012 The Lord Calls All to Himself

• June 14, 2012 Simply Orthodox ☦ – In order to enter Paradise…

• June 3, 2012 Jesus Wept….

• May 24, 2012 Portrait of Poppy

• May 17, 2012 That Reminds Me…

• May 15, 2012 Of Chips and Monks

• May 15, 2012 Madmen, Mystics, and Monks

• May 15, 2012 Healing of the Creatures

• April 28, 2012 Muddled Medical Messages

• April 16, 2012 I am the Earth (and I am Bleeding)

• April 6, 2012 Amazing Indiscriminate Love

• March 28, 2012 Good Grief!!

• March 27, 2012 Feed My Sheep

• March 26, 2012 Pioneers of the Omnipotent

• March 25, 2012 The Lady of the Forest

• March 24, 2012 Passing on the Nomination for the HUG award!!

• March 24, 2012 From My Sister with Love…

• March 21, 2012 A Key and a Ring

• March 20, 2012 Amber Fox

• March 19, 2012 I’d Do Anything (to make people think about Jesus)

• March 19, 2012 Dear Olive…

• March 16, 2012 The Geronda and the Atheist…

• March 15, 2012 From “Blue Like Jazz”

• March 14, 2012 Choosing Healing

• March 14, 2012 CS Lewis Quote

• March 13, 2012 Star Salad and Kite Soup

• March 9, 2012 The Atheist and the Bear

• March 7, 2012 He Died of a Broken Heart

• March 6, 2012 Where the Wild Things Were: The House Next Door

• March 5, 2012 Grandma’s Boyfriend

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