2013-07-19 20:07
If you read Part One you may be asking the same questions I often get about our spiritual discussion group. I'll answer them here:How did you start such a group?I wanted to meet at a locatio… Read More
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2013-07-19 20:06
Cornell StreetI took this photo on a recent road trip through Cleveland. I wanted to capture the architectural beauty of this church before nightfall. I didn't notice the name on the street… Read More
2013-07-19 20:06
Have you ever noticed that when people say, “God is good!” it’s often in the context of God doing something good for them?I got the job! God is good!They accepted our offer… Read More
2013-07-19 20:04
Some time ago a woman told me she’d decided to leave her church (for what seemed to me a silly reason). “Only three people had the gumption to call and say they’d miss me… Read More
2013-07-19 20:04
I never signed up, exactly, to become an author and to plant a church at the same time, all the while mothering four kids and trying to be a good wife. In fact, I’ve spent years judgin… Read More
2013-07-19 20:03
Thanks, Dr. Leman, but sometimes I don't feel I can wait until Friday to put an end to the cold distance and eye-rolling of a fifteen-year-old (but I do recommend your books!).If you pa… Read More
2013-07-19 20:01
I stayed in bed for a long time this morning, feeling the need for comforting hugs from people who share my sentiments. I felt alone, yet connected to far-away friends whom I know are also s… Read More
2013-07-19 20:00
I know the best thing to do for the families in Connecticut right now is to sit in silence and mourn their losses with them, like Job's friends did before they opened their big, fat mouths f… Read More
2013-07-19 19:58
I first discovered Joan Ball through a Facebook comment sh… Read More
2013-07-19 19:58
Recently a friend was describing to me one of her saddest childhood memories. Every day she’d come home from school to an empty house and relax on the couch in front of the TV for a wh… Read More
2013-07-19 19:57
photo credit: Gizmodo ShoesI tossed and turned for a while in bed last night, thinking about what a misfit I am. How I don’t seem to fit neatly into any cultural corner: I’m eyed… Read More
2013-07-19 19:56
Image from www.sharedhope.org"Front door opening," announced the electronic voice as I entered the kitchen where *Shayla was busily preparing Valentine's candy for an upcoming banquet. I wal… Read More
2013-07-19 19:54
At times I've wondered why the Psalmist wrote that Got puts all our tears in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). I thought about it again recently, as a hidden heartache caused fresh tears to flow.... Is… Read More
2013-07-19 19:53
Image from Smithsonianmag.comLast summer I took a homeless man into my home for an overnight stay. His stench followed him up the stairs where he steamed up my bathroom with a hot shower-- u… Read More
2013-07-19 19:49
Image from npr.orgI've spent a lot of time pondering why many of us are too busy. I devoted two chapters in my book listing the reasons we do so much. But lately I've come to realize some of… Read More
2013-07-19 19:47
Image from Musicradar.comThe other night I was waiting for dinner to finish cooking and realized I had fifteen unspoken-for minutes to do with as I chose.Too often I'd have settled down in t… Read More
2013-07-19 19:46
Are you one of those who doesn't have it all together?And do you have people in your life who seem to accentuate the fact when they come around? They don't have to say a word; you can see it… Read More
2013-07-19 19:45
I just finished Elaine Miller's book, We All Married Idiots, and discovered that, sure enough, she's right. David Bogdan married an idiot. Chances are good that you did, too.Idiot:… Read More
2013-07-19 15:41
I have often speculated about what kind of person I'd be had I not been raised in a Christian home. Here's what I'm pretty sure of:I'd live by the Golden Rule. Kindness and respect would be… Read More
2013-07-19 15:10
Image from www.joesorrenart.comDo you struggle with self-doubt? Does it take you by surprise when someone praises your work? And do you find yourself slipping back into uncertainty until the… Read More
2013-05-07 01:56
I've moved! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Yesterday. Rain, grey skies, and a phone call. They hired the "lesser" candidate. We've been here many times before.I read through all my other related posts this morning to find out if thes… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This past week I had the privilege of speaking to the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in the Bedford Hills area outside of New York City. A well-known TV personality lives three miles d… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of our hens, Gloria, took it upon herself to sit on four fertilized duck eggs until they hatched. They are now more than twice the size they are in this photo, and she still thinks they… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
"I want to start a group," I told my friend, Suzette, one day. "A group for people who want to talk about God or gods, and spiritual-not-religious stuff." I told her I was tired of the Chris… Read More
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