Last night we had dinner with Steve and Karen and Rachel. They cook like the apocalypse is coming and we’ll never get this again. Lovely. It’s not often I eat magenta colored food — a whole plateful of beet risotto with a side of baby green beans, with crusty whole-grain bread. And chocolate — a […]
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A Way of Loving
How do we begin to develop the confidence to plan and prepare a meal for the people God brings into your life?
Walking to Martha’s Vineyard (Franz Wright, 2003)
Franz Wright had a conversion experience, and this collection of poems is both description of and proof/not proof of that experience. Wright’s corpus, in fact, proclaims that in the face of extreme experience, we are incapable of translating that experience through words.
Five Movies That Weren’t Nominated for the Oscar in 2004
If you didn’t catch them when they came out, add these films to your DVD wish list.
Discernment Exercise: Tsunamis and a Good God
Tragedies require a response. They raise questions. They challenge us to try to make sense of a seemingly senseless event.
Hearing is Not Knowing
Moving from hearing to knowing is a process that takes time. The problem is that many of us are too impatient.
It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, revised & expanded (Ed. Ned Bustard, 2006)
Engaging this book is like having a chance to hang with a group of thoughtful Christians who care deeply about both art and faith.
Bible Reading Program for Slackers & Shirkers
I have cheated, skipped, lied, and given up on every other Read-Through-The-Bible-in-a-Year program. Although it may take two years, this is the only one I can do.
Margie’s 2007 Christmas Gift List
Mostly books, music and an odd item or two. Margie offers her best picks of the year.
To Be Where You Are
The word gave me a little thrill, like finding an arrowhead in the sand, or an unclaimed piece of chocolate torte on the counter. Could this be God talking to me? I like to be blessed. I like a hand on my head with authority saying, “I bless you, extravagantly, lavishly.”