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Karen Spears Zacharias

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August 2011

August 09, 2011

How to Live a Great Love Story Vol. 3

Falling in love is a dangerous thing anytime. I suspect it's even more terrifying when...

August 08, 2011

Holler of the Holies: The Hillbilly's Sanctuary

My buddy Gordon took this photo on April 16, 2007. I know the date because...

August 07, 2011

Recap from Homefront 911

I was at the Old Church in Portland for this event. Roger and the lovely...

August 05, 2011

Give more, worry less: A Christian perspective on the Stock Market

I was somewhere between The Dalles and Hood River when I first heard the awful...

August 04, 2011

Hiking Eagle Cap

The first time I went hiking, I was 22 years-old and the mother of a...

August 03, 2011

In Praise of Purple

Come see, she said. The lavender is in bloom. How many personal invitations do we...

August 02, 2011

What would Jesus do if..

The experts who keep track of these things say the church is losing its relevancy...

August 01, 2011

What will our answer be?

Have you noticed a total absence of follow-up news about the shootings in Norway? Weird...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

Julia Roberts & Me

Did you see the news story about ads for L'Oreal's make-up being banned in Great...

July 28, 2011

One of our own boys

The salts of the Pacific dried on their skin as they huddled together at the...

July 28, 2011

Portland's Old Church: August 5th

You've heard how nearly 10 years of war is affecting the troops. Homefront 911 tells...

July 27, 2011

A Marriage Turned Sour

The Husband: Stoic. Thinks everything through. Can't make a decision. Avoids controversy. Walks away from...

July 26, 2011

In these tears

For Zane's family... and friends... Because in the flood of grief, we need the reassurance.

July 25, 2011

Were demons involved?

I keep thinking about those kids, don't you? They ran for the forests, and the...

July 24, 2011

And now we interrupt this prayer to bring

You a few messages from our sponsors.... Best Commercial Prayer ever. Thanks to Susan Strickland...

July 23, 2011

Petition to Replace the President & Congress

Dear Mr. President & Members of Congress: At first I ignored the news reports of...

July 22, 2011

A prayer for the people of Norway

Be near them, Lord Jesus, in the midst of this great horror. Gently touch their...

July 22, 2011

Grace for a Dying Man

They say any extra day for a dying man is grace. I'm not so sure...

July 21, 2011

Make a Difference

There is a famine underway in Somalia. Yes. I understand that famines don't just happen...

July 20, 2011

Church retries Casey Anthony

They call themselves "In Touch With Christ Christian Center" but that might be a misnomer....

July 19, 2011

Murdoch's Most Dangerous Game

It's a scene right out of Richard Connell's vivid short story -- The Most Dangerous...

July 18, 2011

A whole new definition of "passing"

I've heard of passing away, passing by, and passing gas. This is my first with...

July 17, 2011

My Summer Reads

Some people go to antique stores. Others drop in the random bike shop. When I'm...

July 15, 2011

The Risky Business of being a Rock Star Pastor

I've written in many places about the life-long friendship I enjoyed with the pastor of...

July 14, 2011

My two-cents about the budget mess

One of my favorite artists has a new album coming out soon.  This tune seems...

July 13, 2011

My Unsecret Abortion

I had an abortion. A full-fledged three-day affair in 1974. I wrote about it in...

July 11, 2011

Making God laugh

I checked for pools of blood around the driver's side door. Then around the tires....

July 09, 2011

Gimme a God with a Posse

Years ago I read a magazine interview with Brad Pitt. Pitt was raised up in...

July 08, 2011

Author 2 Author with John Hart

Critics are raving about author John Hart’s latest release – IRON HOUSE. Noting that Hart...

July 07, 2011

George did it, says Anthony cousin

I don't even know the names of my second-cousins, do you?  I wouldn't want even...

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