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Daringly Honest Thoughts About God, Life and People


If I Lost My Child (Does Christianity Make a Difference?)
There are certain thoughts that go through your mind in an ER examining room with your daughter. As I tied Anna into her hospital gown...
Dec 26, 20102 min read


Do Monks Bite?—A Visit to a Monastery with My Kids
I recently took my kids on a homeschool field trip to a monastery, where we sampled a little taste of Catholicism. The conversations went...
Aug 21, 20102 min read


My Last Build-a-Bear: On Doing What We Are Meant to Do
Do you see what is wrong with this bear? If you do, chances are you like to sew. You may also like to quilt, can, freeze, knit, bake and...
Aug 16, 20102 min read


My Daughter’s Deep Dark Secret
I noticed this morning that Anna has been distant lately. An alarm went off inside me, since nothing in this world is as important as...
Aug 11, 20102 min read


The Opposite of Love is Not Hate
I had always believed–no doubt along with most people–that love’s opposite is hate. I’m sure that’s also true, but consider what the...
Feb 9, 20102 min read


I Corinthians 13 for Christians and Otherwise Very Nice People
(This is my paraphrase of I Corinthians 13, also known as "the love chapter" in the Bible.) Though I speak in tongues and prophesy with...
Jan 24, 20102 min read
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