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October 2016

October 17, 2016

Hitting the Evangelical Wall

There are a lot of different camps clustered under this big tent known as Evangelical...

October 13, 2016

Chicago-area women: You’re invited!

When I was the communications director for Christ Together/Chicago, the thing I loved most about...

October 06, 2016

A worthwhile Chicago-area monthly learning opportunity

I appreciate the unique ministry of the Kesher Forum. This Chicago-area monthly lecture series is...

October 05, 2016

The Layperson and ETS

A group of academics gather for a theology conference. Papers and panels have been vetted...

October 02, 2016

Real Faith Loves. Period.

In conjunction with the release of the movie Denial, a movie based on a true...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

Don’t Know Much About (Church) History

I was once told that the study of history doesn’t really make sense until we’re...

September 22, 2016

To Try + To Eat: Yom Kippur

Since Moments & Days released three-ish weeks ago, most of the questions I've fielded from...

September 19, 2016

Your Church and Money: How To Talk or Not To Talk

It’s possible over four decades of church attendance that I may have missed the larger...

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 22, 2016

Living Eternity Everyday

From my recent e-newsletter - read to the bottom and check out the contest: When...

August 19, 2016

Why I’m Not A World Changer

Recently, a friend of mine named Katie confessed her deep discouragement over her “failed” quest...

August 02, 2016

In 99 days…

In 99 days, this painful, divisive election will be history. Who will we as followers...

August 01, 2016

Can These Bones Live?

Some in shriveling churches have prayed a form of Ezekiel 37:1-14 for their congregations. The...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

5 Yiddish Words For Christians: Video

English is sprinkled with a few Yiddish phrases. Go to Einstein's Bagels, and you use...

July 27, 2016

10 Favorite Time Travel Flicks

I've spent a lot of time in the last two years thinking about...time. Though I've...

July 21, 2016

Requiem for a BFF

Being the new girl in 8th grade was like walking over hot coals every day....

July 11, 2016

Unintended Consequences of the Jesus Movement: The Big Decision

Earlier this year, I launched in this space an occasional series looking back on the...

July 06, 2016

Review: Ruined

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

July 03, 2016

S’mores And Much More

Last year, when some incredibly generous friends offered my husband and I the gift of...

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 24, 2016

What Are The Odds? Today, I’d Say They Were 100%

On a day filled with #Brexit confusion and financial markets falling like boulders flung from...

June 20, 2016

An Ode to the Saint James Devotional Guide

When my husband and I went to our first home school convention in 1992, we...

June 15, 2016

From “Tradition” to “Sunrise, Sunset”: Fiddler `N Me

Selling the idea of a musical about the pogroms in Russia at the turn of...

June 13, 2016

How I’m Learning To Love God With My Mind

My Jewish parents used to tell me that the one thing “they” couldn’t take from...

June 07, 2016

Corporate Worship Analysis-itis

I don’t know how to go to a church service anymore. I spent a lot...

June 03, 2016

When Running Away To Join The Circus Is Not An Option

When I was a kid, I was in a giant hurry to be a grown-up....

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Confessions Of A Media-Protective Parent

If my memory holds and my body lasts into old age, I’m pretty sure I’ll...

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...

May 19, 2016

At The Intersection Of Time & Eternity: Ordinary Time

It sounds so basic, doesn't it? After the drama of those mountains and valleys between...

May 12, 2016

At The Intersection Of Time & Eternity: Pentecost

He told them to wait. Wait for who? Every time I read the account of...