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Fridays Are For Books: Introducing “From Eternity To Here” by Frank Viola
Starting this week, I’m designating Fridays as book discussion days. I’m starting with Frank Viola’s book “From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God.” I’ve also arranged for a special treat, an interview with the book’s author. As we go along, if you have a question you’d like to ask him, leave it…
Read MoreHow To Ruin Your Kids’ Summer in One Easy Step
If you asked my kids yesterday afternoon, they’d say I’m a mean mom. Their evidence? I made them all fold laundry when they got home from their last day of school. Oh the humanity. I informed them that they will be doing so all summer, in fact. I made the youngest turn off the Power…
Read MorePackaging the Church: “New and Improved” or “All-Natural and Organic”?
I sank into our Adirondack chair in a daze, looking for a quiet place to think. I needed to sort through what we experienced that morning. I felt as disoriented as when I arrived in Bolivia, trying to understand without knowing any Spanish. But we hadn’t left our country, we’d just visited a new church.…
Read MoreGreat Things Come To Those Who Act (unless you’re a woman)
“Good things come to those who wait but GREAT THINGS COME to those who act.” When I saw Michael Hyatt post this on Facebook last night, I almost fist-pumped over the truth of it. YES. I’m a take-action kind of woman. When you know something needs to be done, do it. (Unless you just don’t…
Read MoreThe Antidote to Stress-Induced Premature Aging ~ Life:Unmasked
In the dim light, my legs pump the pedals faster and I feel my pores open and fill with sweat, despite the fans. The instructor barks instructions into her mike and we dutifully crank up the resistance or pedal faster, stand and run the bikes, or hop off and grab free weights. I watch the…
Read MoreIntroducing a New Blog Series: Finding Church
We are looking for a new church. In our nearly fourteen years of marriage, we’ve never had to do this. We’ve left churches twice before, but we always knew where we were going next. This time, we don’t know. It’s a bit disorienting, to be honest. We have a ridiculous array of options. (We live…
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