The Wondrous Cross

Real Life Reflections from the Transfiguration to the Cross

The Wondrous Cross contains forty gospel-saturated reflections to encourage your faith. With a poetic and pastoral touch, Wil and Lorraine Triggs journey through the life of Jesus from the transfiguration to the cross. Interweaving heart-warming personal stories alongside Scripture, these reflections will help you ponder the beauty and wisdom of the salvation story.

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Our Story

Many words describe Wil and Lorraine—writers, missionaries, Sunday-school teachers, summer camp workers, travelers, art enthusiasts, theatergoers, people who enjoy cooking and eating and laughing at themselves and the world around them. We like to think of ourselves as friends you might want to sit down with and share a coffee or tea.

Upcoming Workshops & Events

  • Celebrating Graphic Design and Digital Art

    OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 8 FROM 12-2PM

    A gallery of all things digital from graphic design to font creation to digitally enhanced art and publications.

    Submissions open through March 4 via this link

  • SATURDAY, APRIL 11
    9:30-11:30 a.m. | in Crossings | FREE | Registration requested

    Lead by Dr. Leland Ryken, come survey what authors have said about the ingredients that converge in the writing process, accompanied by anecdotes from authors’ practices and application for you.

    Admissions is free, but each attendee should bring a piece of their own writing to apply what is being taught.

    Register Here

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Book Launch at The Guild

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Book Launch at The Guild
Lorraine Triggs
Book Launch at The Guild
Lorraine Triggs

Right before Ash Wednesday, friends threw us a party, actually the party was for our book The Wondrous Cross, and we just happened to be along for the ride. The book proved to be a good host for our friends and family who filled The Guild as we celebrated its publication. Before the launch, someone asked I was nervous, and I replied a bit, but once people began to arrive, I realized I didn’t...

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Lorraine Triggs
Not So Amazing People--Innkeepers
Wil Triggs
Not So Amazing People--Innkeepers
Wil Triggs

Growing up, motels were magical places for me. We didn’t have a lot of money, so when one of my sisters and her family moved to Connecticut, we all went into deep mourning.

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Wil Triggs
No Retreat, No Return
Lorraine Triggs
No Retreat, No Return
Lorraine Triggs

A few years ago, professional football player Aaron Rodgers went on a darkness retreat to help him shed some light on his future in the NFL, which turned out to be with the New York Jets rather than the Green Bay Packers. Back in January, Rodgers didn’t need to retreat to darkness—a multi-million-dollar...

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Lorraine Triggs
Twenty Neighbors and a Boat
Wil Triggs
Twenty Neighbors and a Boat
Wil Triggs

Going from one place to another: by design, that’s what a boat does. It helps people cross water. There are ferries that take humans and cars across channels to homes or workplaces, and there are catamarans that catch the wind and tilt sideways, a kind of surfboard or skateboard on the water…

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Wil Triggs
Just Playing Devil's Advocate
Lorraine Triggs
Just Playing Devil's Advocate
Lorraine Triggs

Who hasn’t played devil’s advocate or admired the devil’s advocate among us? Me? I’ve done both. One definition of this idiom says that it refers to someone who intentionally takes the opposite side of a popular opinion or idea in order to encourage thought—thought that typically turns into an argument…

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Lorraine Triggs
The One Who Confunds
Wil Triggs
The One Who Confunds
Wil Triggs

I like to think I grew up at the beach. As a boy, there was nothing better in life than standing at the shoreline, waves washing up around my legs, the feeling of the sand washing back out in the receding surf as the ocean gave a hiss and another wave crashed and brought more wet sand to circle around my legs…

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Wil Triggs