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November 2012

November 14, 2012

Bono Preaches the Gospel of Social Justice at Georgetown

"Those people I've been talking about today -- the poor -- they're not 'those people,'...

November 14, 2012

Smell. Sip. Sacrament.

Of all the exotic aromas and experiences from my sojourn in Ethiopia, it’s the frankincense...

November 09, 2012

The Fiscal Cliff: Mommas Said Knock You Out

Under sequestration, the U.S. foreign aid that has made such a tremendous difference in Ethiopia...

November 08, 2012

CH-CH-CH-CH CHANGES: News from God Girl

Being Vasco's mother is the single most important thing to me in the world. It...

November 08, 2012

GODSTUFF: God Girl and Eugene Peterson on Navigating Change

“There’s an elusive quality to life itself and if we try to hard, we miss...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Ethiopia: How Foreign Aid Has Helped a Generation

LALIBELA, Ethiopia -- You know the images you have in your mind of Ethiopia from...

October 23, 2012

What Americans Think About U.S. Foreign Aid Might Surprise You

It might come as a surprise to learn that less than one percent of the...

October 17, 2012

Ethiopian Orthodoxy, Tewahedo, and ‘Being Made One’

We finally returned to the boats, where the rest of our group was waiting patiently,...

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: I love the sound of Addis in the morning

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October 12, 2012

GGNFT (Ethiopia Edition): Teddy Afro

God Girl's New Favorite Thing for Oct. 12, 2012: Ethiopian Pop Star Teddy Afro ADDIS...

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: The Face of God

BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia — When I posted this photograph of a beautiful little Ethiopian girl...

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: Motherhood is Powerful, Precious

Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak...

October 06, 2012

Ethiopia: God Is Even Bigger Than We Think

My flight's about to board for Ethiopia. I'm not looking for anything or anyone. I'm...

October 06, 2012

Ethiopia: God Is Even Bigger Than We Think

My flight's about to board for Ethiopia. I'm not looking for anything or anyone. I'm...

August 2012

August 17, 2012

UPDATE: The ’06 Bruce Cockburn “God Factor” Interview NOW WITH AUDIO

As for our public "interview," it too remains one of my favorite of all time....

August 11, 2012

New Music Saturday: Aug. 11, 2012

New music from : Mary Chapin Carpenter (with James Taylor), Sixpence None the Richer, Matisyahu,...

August 11, 2012

Mumford & Sons: ‘I Will Wait’

Whatever the true story or intentions of the band may be, "I Will Wait" was...

July 2012

July 22, 2012

The Age of Innocence: Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

In an iconoclastic cinematic oeuvre unrivaled among filmmakers of his generation, Anderson's latest stands above...

July 12, 2012

The Paddle Out: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

We were not alone out there, bobbing up and down on our boards in the...

July 12, 2012

Theophony: A Theremin, a Yurt and a Band of Holy Fools

Last year, Phil Wyman, pastor of The Gathering church in Salem, Mass., trekked across the...

July 12, 2012

My Sabbath: Resting at Lughnasa

All our life should be a pilgrimage to the seventh day; the thought and appreciation...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Top 10 Things I Learned From The Wild Goose

By loosening the death grip of control over my work — over my life, really...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Deliver Us From Smugness

It is not the imperfection or presence of conflict themselves within the Communion of the...

May 27, 2012

Graceland, Apartheid and the ‘Deep Truth that Artists Speak’

It began with the music. Full stop. Back in the early '80s, someone gave Simon...

May 21, 2012

Bono to the G8: Transparency, ‘We Won’t Have Food Security Without It’

One of these things is not like the others. In a room filled with African...

May 20, 2012

Wild Goose Festival: God Girl AND Crime Boy (It’s a Family Affair!)

Cathleen will be speaking at this year's Wild Goose Festival outside Durham, N.C. A cousin...

May 20, 2012

Rob Bell: ‘Surrender the Outcomes’

How do you step out and take a risk — as a pastor, as an...

May 20, 2012

Bare Feet and Dolphins: The Return of Rob Bell

“Oh, a dolphin.” The speaker, dressed in khaki jeans, a blue t-shirt and flip-flops, interrupts...

May 20, 2012

I Am My Mother’s Daughter (Thanks Be to God)

“My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of...

May 11, 2012

Justin Bieber Thanks His Mother for Faith, Strength (and Helps Single Moms While He’s At It)

What can I give back to God for the blessings he's poured out on me?...

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