Keeping the Feast
December 19, 2012It was not hard to decide to read the new book Keeping the Feast. When the invitation came, they had […] [continue…]
Good writing, with a strong point and with life oozing out.
It was not hard to decide to read the new book Keeping the Feast. When the invitation came, they had […] [continue…]
It is a question that is not often asked explicitly, but usually implicitly with a quizzically poised eyebrow while I […] [continue…]
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Thanks to the fine folks at Baker Publishing Group, we hosted a little contest on this website last week: leave […] [continue…]
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I am writing this with one eye on the clock. In about one hour, a bell will ring and our […] [continue…]
I took a drive through our old neighborhood today, to remember. I remembered the way I stood watching the TV […] [continue…]
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The generous folks at Baker Publishing Group sent me a pre-release copy of Phyllis Tickle’s forthcoming book Emergence Christianity several […] [continue…]
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One of the highlights of the Wild Goose Fest in June was swinging by the Jericho Books (an imprint of […] [continue…]
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Things have been quiet on the website but busy behind the scenes for me, as I’ve been writing and teaching […] [continue…]
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I’m thrilled that my first book is coming right along, slated for a March 2013 release. It has been a […] [continue…]
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it is hard to think about theodicy –about that great mystery of a good God in a world of pain– […] [continue…]
There are many things to celebrate about finally finding a used Weber smoker on the Craigslist: the uncertainty the thrill […] [continue…]
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poems are like the wildflowers that grow in the front lawn voluntary, uninvited popping up unexpectedly intrusions into an otherwise […] [continue…]
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