Faith and Doubt
“Because I Can” – a Book Review, Giveaway, and Author Interview by the Most Amateur Interviewer Since Chris Farley
Janet Oberholtzer is a great sport. She agreed to be a test subject for me to learn how my new advertising network works (that’s her ad in my sidebar — have you seen it?). This week she agreed to let me try out my interviewing skills AND my recording skills — I’ve never recorded a…
Read MoreThe Beautiful Every-Day Everywhere Church
Today, I’m participating in the series “At the Lord’s Table: A Discussion,” hosted by Preston Yancy. My post is one in a series of over 50 posts from varying authors about the beautiful, mangled Church. Rather than rant and complain about the failings and flaws of the organization known as the church, Preston asked us…
Read MoreMark Driscoll Converts Men from Calvin To Arminius with Leadership Vow
I actually liked this recent offering by Mars Hill Church (yes, that church, pastored by Mark Driscoll)… until the last line. (Well, I like it except for all the passive voice. Why can’t it be “to serve my church” instead of “my church will be served by me”? They need a writer on staff.) I’m…
Read Morei’m in a hopeless place but…
(RSS and email readers click over to hear the song) it’s been a little hopeless around here i’m too tired to weave words we await news a verdict on his broken heart my stomach drops with every email chime every phone call but we may wait months i am afraid grieving exhausted dark clouds loom…
Read MoreUnmasking the Secret Pain of Pastor’s Wives
While it’s common knowledge how tough it is to be a pastor’s kid, no-one talks about how tough it is to be a pastor’s wife. No-one told me that pastor’s wives are handed masks when they walk in the door. My husband used to be a “bivocational elder” — he helped lead our church in…
Read MoreGratitude Lists and What To Do with Pain
For about a year I’ve been looking for every-day gifts, the little (and not-so-little) things that with familiarity I take for granted and stop seeing. Ann Voskamp hosts a link-up every Monday for those who are doing the same. She has challenged readers to see the gifts in what she calls “the hard graces” –…
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