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October 2015

October 23, 2015

I Didn’t Think I Had A Book In Me, But I Did

Ten years ago, I imagined I had maybe 75% of a book in me. I'd...

October 13, 2015

Fear Of Missing Out Isn’t Just A Season

We humans have always been prone to wonder: What if I’m left behind? What if...

October 12, 2015

Old Testament Foundations And Hebrew Roots

I wish more Christians would take an interest in learning the Jewish foundations of their...

October 07, 2015

Saturday Night Fever, SCTV, Three Mile Island `n Us

Last Sunday afternoon, a friend invited Bill and I to go with her to see...

October 01, 2015

How Are We To Learn To Love God With Our Minds?

I've been pondering the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, along with Jesus' words in Matthew 22:36-40 emphasizing...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

At The Intersection Of Time & Eternity: Feast Of Tabernacles

The Jewish feast cycle and the Christian calendar each offer an on-ramp into the intersection of...

September 23, 2015

What’s In My Medicine?

I met Susan Jomantas at the Bible study I attend on Tuesday mornings. She has been...

September 21, 2015

At The Intersection Of Time & Eternity: Yom Kippur

The Jewish feast cycle and the Christian calendar each offer an on-ramp into the intersection of...

September 17, 2015

What Are You Really Doing This Season?

The language of "seasons" in our lives is a familiar and useful, if tired, metaphor....

September 10, 2015

At The Intersection Of Time And Eternity: Rosh Hashanah

While every day is an intersection between time and eternity, sacred days and seasons are...

September 01, 2015

When The Heart Waits: Chapter 7

I suppose I'd also come looking for some way to wait in my own darkness,...

August 2015

August 23, 2015

What’s The Big Deal About BDS?

I've been watching various corporations, universities, NGOs and non-profits respond to the demands of the Boycott,...

August 20, 2015

The PTCS Stops Here, Here, Here, and Here

This post is part of the Patheos conversation around the topic of recovery from traumatic...

August 11, 2015

5 Practical Ways You Can Respond To The Planned Parenthood Videos Right Where You Live

This summer has brought a series of stunning videos from the Center For Medical Progress to...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

What Kind Of Evangelical Am I?

(This post is part of the Patheos "Why I Am Still An Evangelical" conversation.) My...

July 21, 2015

How Do You Spend Your Social Capital At Church?

How do you spend your social capital in your church? Have you ever stopped to...

July 17, 2015

Bread, Circuses, and Skits

When it comes to event planning, I am a person who loves a themed event....

July 15, 2015

When The Heart Waits: Chapter 5

Sue Monk Kidd tackled midlife transition in her 1990 classic When The Heart Waits: Spiritual...

July 10, 2015

How’s Your Soul? Check Your Facebook Feed.

It's the day after a holiday weekend, and I check in on Facebook. I scroll...

July 07, 2015

Review: The Road To Character

My general belief is that we’ve accidentally left this moral tradition behind. Over the last...

July 01, 2015

Blogging Truth To Power

My husband and I once belonged to a congregation where leaders took their cues from...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Regret Redux (Day 2)

My book If Only: Letting Go Of Regret released a year ago. I've been humbled and gratified...

June 22, 2015

Regret Redux (Day 1)

My book If Only: Letting Go Of Regret released a year ago. I've been humbled...

June 11, 2015

Sex, Drugs, and Getting Old

The moment might strike while antiquing; their eyes meet over a mid-century modern divan, and...

June 10, 2015

A Positive Women’s Ministry Story

An update from the Women's Ministry front: I've been at pastel tables featuring tea cups...

June 03, 2015

Taken By A Trip

People don’t take trips, trips take people. – John Steinbeck As we returned to Chicago...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Bring It To Light

My husband and I left the US for Israel on May 21. In the span...

May 20, 2015

Review: Lessons In Belonging From A Church-Going Commitment Phobe

I used to believe there was something deeply flawed about me because I've been a...

May 07, 2015

Blessed Are The Angsters

Ed Stetzer wrote a helpful post called "Missional Angst and Western Church Norms" about the shift in...

May 03, 2015

No Lido Deck On The S.S. Prodigal

This is hell week for those who are grieving the loss of a mother or...