How Do You Celebrate the Passover?
I recently asked this question in our monthly e-newsletter. What? You missed it? Simply subscribe on the homepage of this website. We received some thoughtful and insightful responses that may be of help as you consider your own Passover celebration: Ruben Barrett...
(Re)Discovering Silence
As I shared earlier this month, I’ve decided to give up prayer for Lent. Maybe not all prayer, but lengthy prayers in my personal time with God because I realize how mindless, unspecific, and inattentive I've become in my prayer life. That’s why I’m giving up prayer...
When Prayer Is Reduced to One Word
As I shared earlier this month, I’ve decided to give up prayer for Lent. Okay, maybe not all prayer, but lengthy prayers in my personal time with God because I realize how mindless, increasingly unspecific, and unattentive in my prayer life. That’s why I’m giving up...
An Open Letter To Charlie Sheen (As Published at CNN.com)
Dear Charlie, As one of your 3 million Twitter followers, I’ve given you the ability to speak into my life in 140 characters or less, so I figure the least I can do is return the favor (with a few extra characters). You’ve been on quite a ride: setting a new...
Welcome to Slush Pile Hell…No, Really That’s The Name
Everyone in publishing knows about the infamous slush pile--the mountainous pile of queries, proposals, and interest letters that flood the inbox (both postal and emails) each day. When I was an intern at a magazine more than a decade ago, I knew the editor who...
Lesson Two from Why I Gave Up Prayer for Lent
As I shared earlier this month, I’ve decided to give up prayer for Lent. Okay, maybe not all prayer, but lengthy prayers in my personal time with God because I realize how mindless, increasingly unspecific, and inattentive in my prayer life. That’s why I’m giving up...
Rob Bell’s New Book: Does Love Even Have a Chance of Winning?
Tonight I listened to Rob Bell’s interview with Lisa Miller of Newsweek discuss his new book Love Wins. Miller’s questions were pointed and focused, much like those which were asked by the crowd and online viewers, but Bell’s responses were rarely direct. Instead, he...
Lesson One From Giving up Prayer for Lent
As I shared last week, I’ve decided to give up prayer for Lent. Okay, maybe not all prayer, but lengthy prayers in my personal time with God because I realize how mindless, increasingly unspecific, and inattentive in my prayer life. That’s why I’m giving up prayer...
Why I’m Giving Up Prayer for Lent
I've been thinking a lot about Lent this year and wondering how best to walk through the next seven weeks. I know people who are giving up Twitter, chocolate, and a long list of self-indulgent or addictive activities and foods. As I've reflected, I've decided to give...
5 Things to Know about Living in Alaska
This past week we had the opportunity to return to Alaska and visit Leif's family in Sitka as well as spend the weekend in Juneau as part of Chapel by the Lake's annual church renewal. We had a delightful time and I was reminded of some of things I had forgotten about...
