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February 2011

February 20, 2011

Saturday afternoon time travel

A fun but surreal moment:I took my seven-year old grandson to Mickey D's yesterday. It's...

February 16, 2011

You know it’s gonna be a bad sermon when…

I've written about my sermon fatigue before. Honestly, I'd rather just have the preacher hand...

February 11, 2011

For God’s eyes only

I've spent much of the last 2-1/2 months sequestered in the house due to illness...

February 03, 2011

Spiritual “branding”?

What do these Christians have in common?A certain super-sized home schooling brood of the ATI...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

Review: The Sacred Journey

Charles Foster tells us one of his purposes in penning The Sacred Journey, part of...

January 24, 2011

It’s not a small world after all

I almost always experience an awkward moment or two when a roomful of people is...

January 16, 2011

Review: One.Life

"Every time the single-moment act of accepting Christ becomes the goal instead of the portal,...

January 13, 2011

Of Sarah and shoddy semantics

I rarely post anything of a political nature, but I couldn't let this pass without...

January 09, 2011

Review | The Gospel of John: When Loves Comes To Town

When I worked at Trinity International University's bookstore, we stocked shelves and shelves of Bible...

January 06, 2011

Ted dreamed a dream…

Three days ago, Ted Williams was a homeless guy panhandling along a freeway. Now he's...

January 01, 2011

Update from Pillow Mountain

Hello, 2011! Though recovery from shoulder surgery is no fun, I am happy to be...

December 2010

December 26, 2010

Away, but no vacation

This is not my torn rotator cuffI'll be on a bit of a blogging hiatus...

December 22, 2010

Christmas blessing

First century manger "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be...

December 15, 2010

If it’s good enough for Oprah…

An energetic blogger I follow put together a list of favorite things, a la...

December 06, 2010

God’s man for the job?

Tony* was building a career he really enjoyed when a leadership crisis at his church...

December 03, 2010

Review: Spiritual Fitness Checkup for the 50something woman

Dr. Sharon King created a pithy little spiritual self-assessment and coaching tool for midlife women...

December 01, 2010

Judah Maccabee, Simeon and Anna

Tonight is the first night of Chanukah, the Jewish Feast of Dedication. (To learn a...

November 2010

November 23, 2010

Christmas cookies on Thanksgiving

I've dragged myself into mid-December mode the last few weeks, buying gifts and addressing cards....

November 19, 2010

Review: Englewood Review of Books, Vol. 1

I remember when one of my sons came home a few years ago with an...

November 13, 2010

Happy meal

I remember the stage of life where a wave of "We're pregnant!" announcements would sweep...

November 05, 2010

Review: Transform A City

The prayer Jesus prayed at the conclusion of the final Seder he shared with his...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

Not this, but that

Last week, I wrote about a pastor who'd insisted that his congregation pastor him by,...

October 22, 2010

This is your shepherd speaking…

Church leaders, past and present, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this subject.A facebook...

October 18, 2010

The life of the party

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from a friend who is a part...

October 12, 2010

Book review: Seeds Of Turmoil

After we returned from our first trip to Israel, I was talking with a friend,...

October 04, 2010

Searching for signs of life in Round Lake

I've lived in this town for over four years, but had never seen Round Lake...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

Book review: Amy Inspired

Amy Gallagher is living the writer's life. No, not the one you see in the...

September 24, 2010

My morning’s tutorial in aging gracefully

Though my rotator cuff woes have sidelined me from my part-time caregiving gig, the agency...

September 22, 2010

Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) begins at sundown tonight. The information below about the holiday,...

September 15, 2010

Book review: Nudge

Leonard Sweet's newest release, Nudge: Awakening Each Other To The God Who's Already There (David...