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November 2014

November 29, 2014

God Girl’s 2015 Masterclass in Laguna Beach! Tix On Sale Now!

Stoked to announce that tickets are on sale now for my first MASTERCLASS of 2015!...

November 07, 2014

Just As I Am

I don’t think you’re an idiot at all. I mean, there are elements of the...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

‘At the Sound of Mary’s Greeting, Elizabeth’s Child Leapt Within Her’

Can you see the living God in this girl's face? I can.

December 12, 2012

It’s the End of the World As We Know It and I Feel … Peace

The idea of losing my father terrified me and made me panicky. I wouldn’t let...

November 2012

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...

October 2012

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 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...

August 2012

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 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...

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 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...

March 2012

March 09, 2012

‘Why I Hate Religion But Love YouTube’

Early this year I visited the Episcopal parish outside Chicago where my family and I...

March 09, 2012

Doing Nothing for Lent

"We are surrounded by a way of life in which betterment is understood as expansion,...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

Eugene Peterson: The Pastor on Preaching, Women Clergy

NEW YORK CITY — Today and Wednesday, I have the privilege of attending a private...

January 2012

January 06, 2012

GG makes a BELIEBER! out of Steve Brown: Listen for yourself!

Ya know, I've been interviewed a lot over the last five or six years and...

January 05, 2012

Waiting to Exhale

Lately, I’ve been holding my breath. It’s actually something I inherited from my mother’s side...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

GODSTUFF: Jeff Bridges and his “Buddhistly bent” album

"Music for me is like a weed that just keeps springing up," Bridges says in...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Calling all Gracespotters: Thursday night in Chicago (4/29/2010)Please join me TOMORROW NIGHT, THURSDAY APRIL 29,...