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A Dark Friday Meditation
The hill receives him as it had received many before. Yet the burden Jesus carries is unlike any other. The gathered ruin of all humanity rests upon him. Our sin was indelibly pressed into his weary shoulders. “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4).
We rarely speak openly of sin, as if we can ignore it and make it theoretical. But on Dark Friday, sin has a certain weight. The nails didn’t pierce a hypothesis; they render flesh bloody. Jesus accepts this willingly, without hesitation. On the cross, what was ours becomes his. “Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief” (Isaiah 53:10). We recoil from such suffering, for it is severe, brutal, and final. Dark Friday gives it a face.
The day ended while the crowds thinned. The body was taken down and placed where only mourning could follow. “How can this be?” We stand at this moment and see only loss. “He was cut off out of the land of the living” (Isaiah 53:8). We are limp with misery, shock, and silence. And yet, we know that something has shifted.
The earth had trembled beneath the feet. The veil had been torn from top to bottom. What was inaccessible is now open to all. When Jesus cried, “It is finished,” did he only mean physical death? Or did he also mean that his spiritual work was finished?
The stone is still in place, but it is no longer the final word. Can we truly hope that God has completed what we cannot see? We must now wait, not in gloom, but in faith. We keep watch in the darkness, knowing it will not remain. For it is Friday, but Sunday’s coming.
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April Fool’s Day 2026
Seven years ago, I played a joke on this blog, and far too many fell for it (and a few were offended). This time, I am going to tell you it is a joke ahead of time and ruin the surprise. This is known as a day when satire like this is okay. _____________ A New Chapter Begins: The Steve Laube Agency Acquired After much prayer, consideration, and a surprising number of Zoom calls involving people who used the word “synergy” unironically, The Steve Laube Agency is pleased to announce that we have been acquired by a leading artificial intelligence …
In Praise of Slow Writing
It seems counterintuitive that an agent would suggest that writers slow down. After all, isn’t the volume of output one of the keys to an author’s success? There is a measure of truth in that, but today I’d like to explore the concept of Slow Writing. Think of it as a leisurely walk in the woods as a child. I remember strolling through sticks and leaves exploring the forest surroundings. I would watch a bug crawl up a tree and listen to the birds calling out their warnings as I approached. If too close, a startled squirrel would skitter away. …
Fun Fridays – March 27, 2026
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The Five-Year Test
When I review a proposal from a new or experienced author, I use several informal “tests” to evaluate whether the concept might be of interest to publishers. Remember, the agent’s role is to find books that might interest publishers. What we like doesn’t really matter. I’ve learned to like book proposals that sell. But that’s just me. Some of my ad hoc “tests” are: Editor Test: Can I think of specific acquiring editors who might like to see this? (If not, that’s a problem.) Theology Test: “If you are saying something that no one else is saying, you are probably …