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December 2014

December 21, 2014

With The Zimzum of Love and his new Oprah Network TV show, Rob Bell broadens his focus but it’s all spiritual

As Rob and Kristen Bell’s book, "The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Sybil MacBeth’s The Season of the Nativity is a trove of ideas for fellow Advent extremists

I've always loved Christmas. Growing up in an atheist ex-Christian household, though, the religious aspects...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

There Is No Other: The Radical Message of St. Francis in Jon Sweeney’s New Book

At the beginning of his new book, When Saint Francis Saved The Church, Jon Sweeney warns...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Benjamin Corey’s “Undiluted” Calls Fundamentalists to Return to Fundamentals of Love and Openness

"Undiluted" is more a personal testimonial than a theological treatise. It follows Corey as he...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Great Bible Intro Is That Much Better as E-textbook

My own stint with an e-textbook startup last year taught me about the complexity of...

August 13, 2014

Protestants Can Use Prayer Beads Too

Freed from the Catholic premise of praying to the Virgin Mary, and from all fixed...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Ronald Rolheiser’s Sacred Fire: A Challenge for Deeper Spiritual Maturity

Most books about the spiritual journey focus on the first steps — on awakening to...

May 2013

May 03, 2013

Exploring spiritual life and motherhood with Ginny Moyer’s great new book, Random MOMents of Grace

Being a new parent may be the greatest challenge to spiritual groundedness. In her new...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Life with food — the moving spiritual memoir Recipe for Joy

A review of Robin Davis' spiritual memoir, Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Slow of speech and tongue — reflections on being an introvert and the book Quiet

As an introvert, I am restored and recharged by time alone, and depleted, often in...