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October 2014

October 27, 2014

Unpacking Spiritual Baggage: Part 1

I've heard via the always-reliable Interwebz that as many as 7,000 people have left Mars...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Is God A Mafia Boss Or Is God Good? (Part 3)

Dr. Ingrid Faro has sparked some great discussion here at Pilgrim's Road Trip with her recent...

September 25, 2014

To Have and to Hold, In Hardship and Unhappiness

Nearly 35 years into my marriage to Bill, our shared commitment to the Lord has...

September 18, 2014

Is God A Mafia Boss or Is God Good? (Part 2)

It's my privilege to share the second of three posts written by Dr. Ingrid Faro,...

September 08, 2014

Overscheduled? Tina’s Tale Is For You

Recently, I received an email from someone in search of an article I wrote for...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

40+ And The Church / The Sermon Zone

At a social event last weekend, I ran into C., a woman I used to...

August 05, 2014

The Saddest Day Of The Year

On this date in 587 B.C., the temple built by Solomon was destroyed by the...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life!

In researching the theme of regret for my book, I learned that a whole lot...

July 08, 2014

Faith Unsettled

It was an honor to put my head together with two women with deep faith...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Tied Up In Our Own Preferences

While the contemporary ability to determine one's family size is heralded as a mark of...

June 04, 2014

40+ And The Church/Practicing In Community

"I wonder what the average age is of the group in this room." Author and...

June 02, 2014

Interview: Marlena Graves/A Beautiful Disaster

One of the first things that struck me about Marlena Graves' writing was how very...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Come To The Table (Part 2)

Yesterday, I shared the first half of this fictional story about a once-powerful head pastor...

May 29, 2014

Come To The Table (Part 1)

Someone recently asked me who my blog readers are. It seems like many of them...

May 19, 2014

Midlife Discipleship: Show Me Your Endurance

What do those in the second half of their lives tell the big "C" Church...

May 14, 2014

“Is It Enough?”: What A 93 Year-Old Taught Me About Regret

I worked as a paid caregiver for two years. I ran errands, shopped, prepared meals,...

May 07, 2014

Review: Broke

When I talk about money with others, the conversations tend to head in one of...

May 05, 2014

The almost-apologies of Gothard, Phillips, Mahaney, Driscoll

Even when the truth comes out about a spiritual leader's secret life, the kinds of...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

President Obama’s Greatest Regret – And It Has Nothing To Do With Politics

During his visit to Asia last week, a group of Malaysian school kids asked President...

April 23, 2014

Review: Found

One of my first experiences with a dark night of the soul period happened shortly...