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 Novels
Dwelling Places
HarperSanFrancisco, 2006. ISBN 13-978-0-06-079080-6
Mack Barnes has lost his farm, and he is close to losing his family as well. He has just returned from a stay in the psychiatric ward, trying to weather a depression born of multiple losses. His wife is worn out and has lost faith in their love; his daughter is obsessing over Jesus; his son has gone disconcertingly Goth; and his widowed mother has shifted into caretaking overdrive. This family’s story, set in the Iowa countryside, reveals the multilayered qualities of both love and despair as it explores the loss of certainty and the strange evolutions of grace.
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 The Winter Seeking
Waterbrook, 2003. ISBN 1-57856-827-7
One Mary is young, pregnant, and living out the greatest assignment ever given to a woman of faith. Another Mary is single, torn between her divorced parents, worried about her mother’s battle with cancer, and trying to work it all out in her journal. Though their lives are separated by years and distance, one simple exercise of imagination joins their stories and destinies. A most fresh visitation of the Christmas story, this novella is a perfect read for a long winter evening when faith can seem old and familiar. |
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 Velma Still Cooks in Leeway
Broadman & Holman, 2000. ISBN 080542128-9
As the town’s chief cook and part-time janitor for Jerusalem Baptist Church, Velma Brendle takes care of her customers, neighbors, and friends. But as memories of past troubles plague her, she grows weary of even the tasks she loves the most. Then she suspects violence in a place people would least suspect it. And her caring takes her on a journey from which she will not return without heartbreak and redemption. |
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 Grace at Bender Springs
Broadman & Holman, 1999. ISBN 080542127-0
The pastor’s wife is on the verge of a breakdown. An elderly widow worries over the neighbor’s dog. A young widower unwillingly falls in love, and a troubled teen considers ending it all. Amidst chance encounters and bitter conflicts, these struggling townsfolk discover a common love and mutual respect that bring hope and healing to their drought-stricken community. |
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Nonfiction
 The Soul Tells a Story: Engaging Spirituality with Creativity in the Writing Life
InterVarsity, 2005. ISBN 0-8308-3231-9
This book grew out of Wright’s workshop by the same name. It names the principles at work in both spiritual and creative growth, helps the artist identify gifts and needs, and provides exercises for exploring the world of creative formation. Guide included for group discussion. |
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 Simple Acts of Moving Forward: A Little Book about Getting Unstuck
Waterbrook, 2004
ISBN 0-87788-082-4
We all get stuck at times. You may be creatively blocked, spiritually burned out, or in some other way stalled, paralyzed, or simply bored. The good news is, there is always something you can do to move forward. Wright offers sixty practical and possible suggestions and meditations to help propel you out of gridlock and into a richer life. |
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**Soon to come: A Catalogue of Angels (Paraclete Press, fall of 2006)
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Wright’s essays included in other works:
“The Story That Gives Us Stories,” in Christmas Presence: Twelve Gifts That Were More Than They Seemed, edited and compiled by Gregory F. Augustine Pierce, ACTA, 2002. ISBN 0-87946-237-X
“A Grief Spoken,” in Hidden Presence: Twelve Blessings That Transformed Sorrow and Loss, edited and compiled by Gregory F. Augustine Pierce, ACTA, 2003. ISBN0-87946-252-3
“Lying Down in the Fire,” in Revealed: Spiritual Reality in a Makeover World, by Linda Clare and Kristen Johnson Ingram, Revell, 2005. ISBN 0-8007-5935-4
Short Stories
“Sister of Kane,” The Sun, July 1993.
Bible Studies
Angels, Fisherman Bible studyguide. Shaw/Waterbrook, 1995.
The Prophets: God’s Truth Tellers, Fisherman Bible studyguide. Shaw/Waterbrook, 1994.
Proverbs: Wisdom that Works, Fisherman Bible studyguide. Shaw/Waterbrook, 1994.
Doing Justice, Showing Mercy: Christian Action in Today’s World, Fisherman Bible studyguide, Shaw/Waterbrook, 1993.
Scripts
Jesus Who? 25 Sketches and Monologues for Christian Worship. Encore Performance Publishing, 1995.
Compilations
A Treasury of Christmas Classics, editor and compiler. Shaw Publishers, 1994.
Women’s Wisdom through the Ages, co-editor and compiler. Shaw Publishers, 1994.
Prayers across the Centuries, editor and compiler. Shaw Publishers, 1993.
Articles
“How to Get Unstuck,” Christian Single, October 2004.
“The Art of Making a Book,” Wheaton, Wheaton College alumni magazine, 2002.
“Last Page,” Wheaton, Wheaton College alumni magazine, 2001.
“Count On It! In an ever-changing world, here’s what you can depend on,” Today’s Christian Woman, March/April 1996.
“What’s New for the New Year?” Today’s Christian Woman, January/February 1996.
“Forgiveness: Sounds Great . . . but Does It Really Work?” Today’s Christian Woman, November/December, 1995.
“How to Be a Better Listener,” Today’s Christian Woman, September/October, 1995.
“Time for a Little TLC,” Today’s Christian Woman, May/June 1995.
“Can Singles and Marrieds Still Be Friends?” Today’s Christian Woman, March/April, 1995.
“Tackling Transitions,” Today’s Christian Woman, November/December 1994.
Biographical articles in the “William Carey” issue of Christian History, Vol XI, No. 4, 1992.
Biographical articles in “The Golden Age of Hymns” issue of Christian History, Vol X, No. 3, 1991.
Biographical articles in the “D.L. Moody” issue of Christian History, Vol. IX, No. 1, 1990.
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