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September 2010

September 14, 2010

I’d rather burn out than fade away

Last week, my husband and I visited a congregation we'd first attended nearly thirty years...

September 08, 2010

A modest proposal

If all the words in the blogosphere and broadcast media about this weekend's 9/11 Qur'an...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Dear Preacher

Dear Preacher,I just did some math, and discovered that there have been 1,716 Sundays in...

August 25, 2010

On the road again

Q: Would you drive 45+ minutes to attend an ideal church service each week or...

August 15, 2010

Stage mom Mary?

Friends in liturgical churches are honoring Jesus' mother Mary (Miryam) today Suffice it to say...

August 09, 2010

Book review: The Devil in Pew Number Seven

A campaign of terror waged by a church member furious at the changes a new...

August 04, 2010

Not for sissies

Writing isn't for sissies.I have been journeying with a friend as she's worked on her...

July 2010

July 27, 2010

Unsoiled hands

I'm looking forward to speaking at a local congregation this weekend about the parable of...

July 21, 2010

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall

I was working on a devotional piece for the Caspari Center newsletter this morning. I...

July 13, 2010

De-plaquing Mark 9:35

There are times when some of the more well-known things that Jesus said become plaques....

July 08, 2010

300!

I've been blogging since 2006, which I estimate is equivalent to at least a half...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Deconstructing the platform?

This exchange between Jesus and the disciples, found in Mark 8:27-33 grabbed my attention tonight....

June 27, 2010

Book review: All Nature Sings

At first glance, you might think that Carol Rottman's All Nature Sings: A Spiritual Journey...

June 21, 2010

Book review: Embracing Your Second Calling

When I was in sixth grade, a teacher divided the three or four classes by...

June 20, 2010

A legacy of love

My dad Harry Marks, circa mid-1950's or so, with his mom (my grandma), Leah Marks....

June 15, 2010

Forgive and surrender; forgive and remember

I hadn't seen her in about fifteen years, but last Saturday morning, we picked up...

June 10, 2010

No such thing as coincidence?

Has something like this ever happened to you?- My Bible reading plan just started me...

June 05, 2010

One rich day

We've been to Israel three times in the last two years. Bill has been there...

June 02, 2010

Tidbits from yesterday’s journey

Yes, Israel was amazing. And yes, I'll have more to share about this trip in...

May 2010

May 22, 2010

Ben and Sarah’s wedding

Ben and his best man Jacob waiting at the altar.Rachel escorting her ringbearer sons.Do you?...

May 19, 2010

Book review: An Army Of Ordinary People

Go.Be. Christ's.Church. Those four words sum up Felicity Dale's An Army Of Ordinary People: Stories...

May 14, 2010

A sixty-second lament

Please. Read this. I wish someone could have explained this phenomenon to me three decades...

May 07, 2010

Book review: I Am Hutterite

Most of us know a few bits about horse-and-buggy driving, technology-shunning Amish and conservative Mennonites....

May 06, 2010

Singing in the key of autopilot :: (part three)

To read part one of this sorta series on corporate worship, click here. To read...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

Singing in the key of autopilot – Part Deux

Click here to read part one of this series. The church was a massive cathedral,...

April 23, 2010

Singing in the key of autopilot

It’s a perfect summer afternoon. You’ve settled into your box seat, twenty-two rows behind the...

April 17, 2010

Why isn’t our church like that conference?

"Why isn't this church like that conference?"A friend recently reported that her teen daughter asked...

April 10, 2010

How do you say “potpourri” in Japanese?

A Saturday afternoon grab bag:If you like books and book reviews, you'll want to bookmark...

April 06, 2010

The real deal

"When they arrive at the gates of death, God welcomes those who love him." -...

April 01, 2010

Review: 66 Love Letters

There has been a (welcome) shift in many corners of Evangelicalism in recent years toward...