Reclaiming toothpaste “Dude!! You need to chill!” I don’t ordinarily talk like this, calling someone “Dude.” It’s pretentious for a woman my age. But…
Resolutions Not Made
I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions, mainly because I have never been able to keep any I’ve made much beyond the…
Margie’s 2009 Christmas Gift List
Books / Ordinary Life / Safe Place
Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman Editor, Don W. King, Eerdmans, 2009 "All I really care about is having a bit…
The Cross and the Wide World
Faith / Ordinary Life / Spirituality
Christians relate to the Lord differently. The variety of Protestant denominations and the numerous subgroups within Roman Catholicism point to different theological accents and…
A Beautiful Woman
Maturity and Flourishing / Spirituality
A beautiful woman Yesterday afternoon we drove 90 minutes north from Toad Hall to an old theater in the heart of Minneapolis. We parked…
Media Bias and Nurturing Wisdom
Community / Discernment / Maturity and Flourishing / Spirituality
In his landmark film series, How Should We Then Live? Francis Schaeffer presented his audience with a frightening image of the manipulative power of…
Summer Shorts
Family / Hospitality / Ordinary Life / Spirituality / Work and Rest
In a moment of general regret my husband said: “I’m sorry.” He was looking at me with tears in his eyes. I thought he…
Being Serious About Playing
Maturity and Flourishing / Ordinary Life / Work and Rest
I taught a course last semester called Vocational Orientation—a course designed to help students uncover their divinely appointed callings in life. I began with…
Leaving All, Gaining All
Community / Faith / Family / Maturity and Flourishing / Safe Place / Spirituality
Author’s note: This was originally delivered as a talk at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL on April 1, 2011, as part of a series of…
Loving Accountability or Burdensome Legalism?
Accountability is much in the news these days. Politicians on the campaign trail, for example, claim they will be transparent so as to be…