This post first ran in August of 2015. In doing a bit of research for the book I'm currently working on (pray for me, chant something, cross your fingers), I found this post and thought it would be good to share it again, for those who may have missed it the first time around. While its main focus …
You’ll Be One Year Older When You Do
My husband is a ski fanatic. I write. He skis. When I met him, if I was going to spend any time with him during Michigan's long winters, skiing was something I was going to have to embrace—and not just from the fireplace in the ski lodge with a mug of hot chocolate in my hand. Harry taught …
What’s Next for Forward: A New York Times Best-Seller, A Fun Collaboration, and…Periscope!
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey from our very first round of Forward: A Book Club to Help Move the Conversation...Forward. Based on your responses to the survey, we're going to go deeper and read Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Here are the details, from …
Yada Yada Prayer Group: A Conversation with the Author
It's been more than ten years since my friend, Dia called me and said, "You've got to read this book." Of course, she was talking about the Yada Yada Prayer Group. Dia has never steered me wrong on a book recommendation, so I went right out to the bookstore and picked up a copy for myself. I was …
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The Sacred Work of an Honest Apology
On June 26, 2015, George Robertson, senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, wrote an essay entitled, “We, and Our Fathers, Have Sinned.” The article was reprinted on August 3, 2015, at the Gospel Coalition. Here’s an excerpt: As white members and leaders of evangelical …
Four Books to Read in an Election Year
Yesterday, I was talking with a friend of mine and I told her, "I. Love. Politics." Did you just roll your eyes at me? I know it's not everyone's thing and, don't worry, I'm not here to talk about candidates or issues. I've been on social media long enough to know better than that. I remember, …
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