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April 2017

April 24, 2017

Introducing: Long Days Of Small Things

When writer-friend Catherine McNeil told me she was writing about the spiritual formation embedded in...

April 16, 2017

Review: Deliberate Acts of Kindness

What do the person running the church nursery, the senior running the register at the...

March 2017

March 25, 2017

Review: Of Stillness And Storm

My husband and I once had a pastor whose wife had never signed on with...

March 19, 2017

Reflection: The Sound of a Million Dreams

A person’s steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way?...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

The New Christian Zionism: A Review

For decades, it seemed that there were only two basic options in the Church when...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

What Are You Reading? January 2017 Edition

One of my go-to questions of both friends and new acquaintances is, "What are you...

September 2016

September 01, 2016

New Treasures And Old

When I was in third grade, I wrote an A++ essay about Leonard daVinci. My...

August 2016

August 27, 2016

What’s In The Stack?

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. -- Mark Twain...

July 2016

July 06, 2016

Review: Ruined

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 18% of women will be raped at some...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

In Search Of A Little Help From My Friends

I'm reaching out to you because I'm looking for a bit of help. My book...

June 07, 2016

Good Question: Why Is There A Menorah On The Altar?

If anything, worshipping at a liturgical church has enhanced my gratitude for years of Jewish...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

Review – Sensible Shoes: A Story About The Spiritual Journey

Women in their 20's and 30's understand the value of a mentor far more than...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Read, Reading, Gonna Read

I love a long conversation over coffee with a friend. Before I was old enough...

February 2016

February 10, 2016

Review: What Every Christian Needs To Know About The Jewishness Of Jesus

What was first-century Judaism like? How did first-century Judaism help people approach God and draw...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Review: Beginnings

Steve Wiens wants us to stop pursuing an ideal life. Most of us dedicate ourselves...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

Review: The Soul Of Shame

We recognize shame in the form of someone else's finger wagging in our faces, telling...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

What’s In Your Current “To Read” Pile?

One of my favorite questions to ask both old friends and new acquaintances alike is...

July 07, 2015

Review: The Road To Character

My general belief is that we’ve accidentally left this moral tradition behind. Over the last...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Review: Lessons In Belonging From A Church-Going Commitment Phobe

I used to believe there was something deeply flawed about me because I've been a...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

I Don’t Live In A Library

You might think my office was a very poorly organized library if you were to...

January 02, 2015

In Search Of Mitford

To The Good People Of Mitford, NC - You may be classified as fictional characters...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Q & A With Jennifer Grant, Author Of Wholehearted Living

The last thing a busy mom needs is another thing to do. But what if...

December 01, 2014

I Need A Hero

Regular readers of this blog know that my family and I have experienced a number...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

Q & A With Amy Julia Becker

"For a long time, I thought my children were a distraction from the work God...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Q & A With Author Amy Simpson

When we worry, we fight the constraints of the way we and our world were...

October 20, 2014

Some Nice News To Share

I'm so pleased to announce that I've just signed with NavPress to write a book...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

24/6 In A 24/8 World

"There is something comforting about being overworked. If work is the meaning of our lives,...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

“Failure Is A Beautiful Gift Wrapped In An Ugly Package”

I remember seeing an announcement a few years ago for the first Epic Fail pastors...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Interview: Immigration (The Skeptic’s Guide Series)

Each Thursday, the mailman delivers a weekly shopper newspaper to us that includes a few...

July 22, 2014

Sample: Teach Us To Want

We who follow Jesus are supposed to desire God, and in doing so, will ourselves...