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Life is Fragile. A correction, and a resource.

I wanted to correct my earlier post. It turns out that the shooter in Newtown was carrying three weapons: two handguns plus the type of rifle that I pictured in my previous post (scroll down). He carried only the handguns … Continue reading →

Life is Fragile. Again.

My last post said, “Life is fragile.” Today that was all too achingly true. We even have new vocabulary to describe what happened. In our culture we now call them “school shooters” as if this were somehow an option, something … Continue reading →

Life is Fragile

Life is fragile every day, it’s a fact. But there are some days that bring this fact to our mind. This afternoon a friend/colleague died of cancer. Cynthia Bolbach was a wise, witty, spiritually profound person. She made the world … Continue reading →

When a Pastor Becomes a Pilgrim

I am featured on “Eerd Word” (which is the blog for Eerdmans Publishing) today. My post is called “When a Pastor Becomes a Pilgrim.” I make the case that pastors–however young or broke– should try to get to the Holy … Continue reading →

A Book Trailer

Check out my new book trailer — 1 and 1/2 minutes, all filmed on location in Israel & Palestine! Kudos to the folks at Eerdmans who put it together. I’d love to hear what you think. Does it make you … Continue reading →

Friday Five

I’m part of a blogring called the “RevGalBlogPals.” They are a very special bunch of people. Every Friday someone posts 5 questions designed to help us pause for a moment and reflect. It’s fun to read other people’s answers. Here … Continue reading →

Bethlehem on the Brain

I have a guest post at the Religion News Service blog today, an Advent reflection called “Bethlehem on the Brain.” I hope you’ll head over there to read it. Thank you to Jana Reiss, author of Flunking Sainthood and Twible … Continue reading →

But I’ve Never Sold Anything Before!

That title is not absolutely true. When I was 16, my sister Beth was 12, too young to sell Avon, which she desperately wanted to do. So I signed up. And together we trundled around neighborhoods door-to-door selling cosmetics. To … Continue reading →

Time Lord

Do you have a favorite Time Lord? Mine is The Doctor, from Dr. Who. I’ve been thinking about him because I talked about him in my sermon yesterday, for Christ the King Sunday. Basically, I suggested that Jesus is also … Continue reading →

Work, Bread, Water & Salt, Part 2

Yesterday I posted some reasons for sadness. Of course, there is always the flipside of gladness. ~ I am glad that America has a thriving economy and many folks have employment. Our consumerism becomes frenzied, but the constant reality that … Continue reading →