Tuesdays with Tozer
Last fall, we celebrated Wednesdays With Walter. This spring I've decided to shake things up and throw a Tuesday with Tozer party every week. I hope to offer short snippets from this wonderful writer and lover of God who penned classics including: The Pursuit of God...
If I’m Not Cynical, What’s Left?
My friend, Travis Mamone, commented on my Conan's last show quote, "If I'm not cynical, then what am I supposed to be instead?" He meant it in jest, but I can't help but wonder if it's question of our time, our age, our generation. Make no mistake. Cynicism feels good...
The God We Would Rather Have (Wednesdays with Walter)
It's no secret that Leif and I have struggled over the years to connect spiritually through our personal times of devotion. In the early days of our marriage, we tried a laundry list of things that simply didn't work. We began reading Oswald Chambers together on...
Living in a Celeb-Driven Culture
Jon and Kate. Tom and Katie. Paris and Britney. Brad and Angelina. Tiger and, well, the list goes and on and on and... Why are we hooked on the latest celeb news? A. Because their lives are more glamorous and interesting than our own B. Because their fissures,...
When Christmas Leaves You Jostled Not Jolly
The day is finally coming to a close and I find myself more jostled than jolly. Holiday nostalgia creates a silent but steady pressure to ensure this is the best time of the year, but sometimes it's not. A few weeks ago Leif was driving back from Durango, Colorado,...
We Are Takers (Wednesdays with Walter)
It's no secret that Leif and I have struggled over the years to connect spiritually through our personal times of devotion. In the early days of our marriage, we tried a laundry list of things that simply didn't work. We began reading Oswald Chambers together on...
You Stay Hidden Within That Misery (Wednesdays with Walter)
It's no secret that Leif and I have struggled over the years to connect spiritually through our personal times of devotion. In the early days of our marriage, we tried a laundry list of things that simply didn't work. We began reading Oswald Chambers together on...
Wild Review of Scouting the Divine by Leonard Sweet
Leonard Sweet was gracious enough to offer these words on Scouting the Divine: Sometimes I microblog a book. In future, I’ll periodically blog one. My first: Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg. Margaret Feinberg and Donald Miller are two of the best Christian...
The Accredited Adult
A friend raised the question: Do you ever feel like people discredit you for being young? Or that you have to work harder to prove yourself because you're young? Yep. In fact, at times my youth compels me to make sure my ducks aren't just in a row, but that they're...
We Treasure What You End (Wednesdays with Walter)
It's no secret that Leif and I have struggled over the years to connect spiritually through our personal times of devotion. In the early days of our marriage, we tried a laundry list of things that simply didn't work. We began reading Oswald Chambers together...
