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May 2008

May 05, 2008

Should a tabernacle have a zip code?

Within the last few weeks, I've heard reports of renewal bubbling up in a couple...

May 01, 2008

There’s no one at home…

...and there hasn't been for at least a year and a half.When we moved into...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

Right between the shoulder blades

Tagged! In real life, it means someone is gonna slug you right between the shoulder...

April 24, 2008

Church R Us

Within a 30-40 minute drive of my home, there are at least 3 non-denominational evangelical...

April 22, 2008

Hey writers!

If you're a writer living within driving distance of Chicago, here's something just for you:I'm...

April 18, 2008

My brain is fellowshipping with…

...these recent reads:Writing Tides: Finding Grace and Growth Through Writing by Kent Ira Groff(Because I...

April 15, 2008

Marking time

At the end of this month, it'll be four years since we left WI. Depending...

April 10, 2008

Gather up the fragments

I was reading John's account of how Jesus turned the ancient equivalent of a Fish...

April 08, 2008

I would read anything written by ________

I received a survey from the editorial team at this magazine in the mail yesterday....

April 04, 2008

Waiting’s soundtrack

"The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take...

April 01, 2008

20 and counting

Over 20 Chicago Public School students have been killed so far this year, most with...

March 2008

March 28, 2008

My poodle ate it

I just wanted them to do what I'd asked of them. But week after week,...

March 24, 2008

Keep it sorta simple

Last week, our household received a postcard from our local megachurch, advertising its Easter service...

March 19, 2008

2008 Mt. Hermon Writers Conference redux

I am glad to be back in Chicago again after nearly a week in California....

March 11, 2008

(gulp) Mt. Hermon, here I come

A couple of months ago, I ran across a contest on The Writers View e-mail...

March 06, 2008

This is the face of wonder

Grandson Gabriel and I went to Kohl Children's Museum today. My kids and I were...

February 2008

February 29, 2008

It’s Worshiptainment!

Picture this with me: a church's worship team on a float in a parade. The...

February 25, 2008

Why don’t you look into Jesus? He’s got the answer

Rest in peace, Larry Norman. on the above link for some vintage footage.

February 21, 2008

Back in the saddle in my PJ’s

I am facing the most intense writing deadline I've encountered in about a year. This...

February 17, 2008

Tests are fun! (Aren’t they?)

When I was in third grade, before I took my first Iowa Basic test, I...

February 15, 2008

Read this

There is so much I could say about this post: additional words are unnecessary. Go...

February 10, 2008

A modest proposal for pastors

"How many you running at your church?" The first time I heard one pastor ask...

February 06, 2008

A Lenten Throwdown

My one of my favorite pit stops on the info superhighway is Scot McKnight's Jesus...

January 2008

January 31, 2008

Scissors, skinny old cats and random requests

My coffee table is covered with pictures of monkeys, goats, a spaceship, a glued-together horse...

January 25, 2008

How did this gal get to be the Proverbs 31 woman?

She's adorable - no doubt about it. Come on - just look at that skirt!...

January 19, 2008

A strange place for a monastery

It started in a trailer behind a church building. It now resides in a converted...

January 11, 2008

Truth In Labeling

In recent weeks, I've run across a new phenomenon in church leadership. It is that...

January 08, 2008

Why I cut in line at the DMV today

So I should start right off by apologizing. I'm sorry, O people of the Libertyville,...

January 04, 2008

Drip, drip, drip goes the sound of mild existential crisis

I have had a case of mild existential despair when it comes to my writing...

January 01, 2008

Baby, Baby

A few years ago, we were foster parents with Bethany Christian Services. We did "cradle...