Katie Butler

  • Reflections

    Years of training in surgery equipped me with the skills and confidence to stop massive bleeding,…

  • Season of Change: Then and Now

      Eight months ago, I left practice as a critical care surgeon in favor of homeschooling…

  • A Critical Care Surgeon Meets the Great Physician

    My testimony appears in the March 2017 issue of Christianity Today. This is very close to…

  • Chasing Sparks

    “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William…

  • Christian, Your Pain Is Never Punishment

    New article on desiring God: Christian, Your Pain Is Never Punishment “… we must never presume…

  • Oceans Rise

    Green-gray swells billow, unmoor me from shifting earth. Lapis and slate crash, spill, scour the sky until horizon fades…

  • Sea Dragons and Dirt

    I’ve discovered my daughter prefers dirt to sea dragons. With my boys away visiting family, I…

  • Writing Around the Web

    The following icons connect to my author pages (featuring lists of articles) at various online sites.…

  • A Master Teacher

    When a ragged edge of the Atlantic careened over the prow and swallowed my knees, my…

  • Why Write?

    I hope to capture the blessings of everyday. To touch them, breathe them in, marvel before…