I’ve been waiting to tell you for six, yes, six months. It’s been burning in me. But I’ve been unable to talk about it. Leif has watched me melt into a blubbery pool every time I’ve tried to say the words aloud. I’ve spent months praying...
I was deep in the editing and proofing stage of my book when an early copy of A Walking Disaster crossed my desk. I took a moment to read it and before I knew it had completed the manuscript. In fact, I was so moved by Jamie Aten’s memoir that I provided him with a...
Most of us are skilled at hiding our own shortcomings in everyday life. But have you ever noticed that something happens when you gather around the table? Our warts have a way of coming out. If you don’t believe me…think back to a holiday meal. Most of us can recount...
When I wrote Fight Back With Joy, I honestly thought it might be my last book. So it’s with great celebration, a 10-second dance party, and some serious woot woot, that I get to announce to the world the launch of Taste and See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers,...
As I’m learning to taste and see God’s goodness, one powerful transformation in my life is this deep desire to experience God’s presence around the table with others. I long for meals to be memorable, table time to become transformation time. That’s a healthy desire,...
It’s been four long years since I’ve written a book and Bible study project. But this project has been 10, yes, t-e-n years in the making. A decade ago, I penned a book and study called Scouting the Divine: My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey. I spent time...
