Faith (sharing our part in God’s story)

As a writer, I appreciate the image of God as the Author of Life. I know He has written a specific story for me, a story that is just one thread in a rich tapestry of colorful stories, a story that He loves revealing to me, one page at a time.

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No Scar?
(a poem by Amy Carmichael)

March 27, 2013 No Scar? </br>(a poem by Amy Carmichael) thumbnail
Amy Carmichael was an Irish Christian whose faith story includes serving the poor of Belfast and the abused of India. I have loved this poem of hers for more than 20 years, but I have not been able to learn the story of when she wrote it or why. If you know, I’d love it [...]

Ash Wednesday

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A cross of ashes grits across my oily forehead under the calloused thumb of a fellow sinner   One day each year we exchange masks for marks and find grace a a Tweet

What’s wrong with church?—a book review of Sacred Space

January 30, 2013 What’s wrong with church?—a book review of <em>Sacred Space</em> thumbnail
“The music’s too loud.” “The sermon’s too long.” “The drummer needs a haircut.” “There’s a typo on the PowerPoint.” “Why doesn’t that kid in front of me turn around?!” “Do we really need to have 15 minutes of announcements before we even get to the sermon?” “Is that guy wearing shorts? In church?” If someone [...]

Thanksgiving

November 21, 2012 Video: Giving Thanks
Need some help unwinding during the holiday? Take three and a half minutes to watch this simple video. Repeat as needed.

Thanksgiving Top Five
(2012 edition)

November 14, 2012 Thanksgiving Top Five </br>(2012 edition) thumbnail
I love Thanksgiving. I love the storied origins of this American holiday—battered people coming out of a bitter season and choosing to be thankful. And I love the current expressions of that tradition—family, food, and faith, and no commercialized pressure to buy gifts. One of my personal Thanksgiving traditions is posting a “Thanksgiving Top Five” [...]

What if Romney were a Muslim?

October 3, 2012 What if Romney were a Muslim? thumbnail
I still contend that I’m not really a political person, even though I’ve had many in-depth conversations about politics this year, particularly after my post about respecting President Obama. Those conversations have got me thinking. Not concluding; just thinking. One of the things I’ve been thinking about is, Why don’t conservative Christian Republicans seem to [...]

Courage and Calling:
Pranitha and Me

September 19, 2012 Pranitha Timothy
While attending the 2012 Global Leadership Summit, I heard Pranitha Timothy of International Justice Mission in Channai, India. Her bio in my Summit notebook says, in part: Led over 50 slave rescue operations, serving as the chief legal witness in court Developed IJM’s pioneering aftercare strategy for restoration and reintegration, successfully serving thousands of freed [...]

What if Jesus was a geek?

September 12, 2012 What if Jesus was a geek? thumbnail
Jesus and Captain Kirk I always pictured Jesus as one of the cool kids—confident, likable, admired by the masses and willing to stand up to the authorities. Sort of a Biblical Captain Kirk or Dirty Harry. You would never call Him “popular,” because that would be too superficial. But you knew He was cool, and [...]

Book review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

August 1, 2012 Book review: <em>A Million Miles in a Thousand Years</em> thumbnail
Rewriting your life In A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story (available in a variety of formats from Amazon.com), Donald Miller describes the transformational experience of having a movie made of his life. He is a writer himself, and he worked with a couple of Hollywood screenwriters to adapt [...]

Proverbs 8: Faulty logic from the Jehovah’s Witnesses

July 25, 2012 Proverbs 8: Faulty logic from the Jehovah’s Witnesses thumbnail
During one of our Bible studies together, my neighbor gave me a copy of an article about Proverbs 8. I hunted down the article online after she left, to discover its source. It seems to come from a book called Come Be My Follower, published by the Watchtower. I spent some time studying the article, and I [...]
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