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July 28, 2009

Mystery

I've always been a fan of mysteries. As a kid, I raced through Agatha Christie...

July 22, 2009

Compassion

I was reminded, in reading Martin Lloyd Williams’ new book, Beauty and Brokenness, of the...

July 16, 2009

“Mary was Greatly Troubled…”

I have been reading the Gospel of Luke in recent days, and I came across...

July 06, 2009

I Could Have Missed It

It was one of those days that I could have missed. So easily, I could...

June 2009

June 27, 2009

Arms like my Grandmother’s

Wrinkles. Sun spots. White hair. A stout waist. Flabby arms, arms my sister and I...

May 2009

May 07, 2009

Living in a Thin Place

As the name of this blog suggests, I'm interested in "Thin Places." I'm interested in...

April 2009

April 23, 2009

Righteousness

I have been reading through Matthew’s Gospel these past few weeks, and I came again...

March 2009

March 18, 2009

Love

Love is difficult. Much as I long to love others and be loved in return,...

February 2009

February 23, 2009

Furlough

I once heard a sermon about becoming friends with God. The point of the sermon...

January 2009

January 05, 2009

Amy Julia’s most recent First Things articles

November 2008Babies Perfect and 31, 2008The Good

January 01, 2009

Us With God: Part Four

Although these posts are scheduled to appear while I'm away, it seems fitting that this...

December 2008

December 03, 2008

Tis the Season…

I have never been much of a shopper. I don't like trying on clothes. I...

November 2008

November 06, 2008

Article Link

For those interested, the journal First Things recently published an article of mine. It is...

October 2008

October 11, 2008

Me Help!

Our small group at church is studying the book of Isaiah. We read chapter one...

September 2008

September 15, 2008

Listen with your ears…

Almost every day, I tell Penny, our two-year old, to "listen with your ears." For...

August 2008

August 26, 2008

Incarnation

William is 2 1/2 weeks old. He has gained almost two pounds since birth, and...

July 2008

July 19, 2008

Thin Places

We spend our summers in Madison, Connecticut. I forget the peacefulness of this place every...

July 19, 2008

Thin Places

We spend our summers in Madison, Connecticut. I forget the peacefulness of this place every...

July 12, 2008

Soft Bigotry

A year ago, I read a book by Michael Berube called Life as we Know...

July 02, 2008

The Limitations of Language

All this talk and information about Down syndrome has left me thinking about language. People...

June 2008

June 19, 2008

For the Glory

I have been reflecting more and more about my sense that I know “why” Penny...

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