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Melancholy Angels

In my years of writing, I’ve not paid much attention to angels. I’ve never knowingly encountered one — knowingly, I say, for how could I tell for certain?... read on

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Emerging from the Dark

During Soviet days the authorities arrested and imprisoned my father, a pastor.  He was sentenced to be executed, but Russia was constructing something above the Arctic Circle, so... read on

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Farewell, Eugene

This week I lost a friend, and the world lost one of God’s favorites: Eugene Peterson. Other blogs and websites are reporting on his achievements as a pastor,... read on

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Big Screen, Little Screen

This week I leave for a trip to Ukraine, Belarus, and Hungary.  My first stop, Ukraine, brings to mind memories of the stirring Orange Revolution that occurred there... read on

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Are You Happy?

Each year the UN rates the happiest places in the world, based on such factors as freedom, generosity, lack of corruption, healthy life expectancy, and social support. Scandinavian... read on

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On the Road Again

I travel to other countries about four times a year, usually at the invitation of an international publisher of my books. This year, for example, I’ve flown to... read on

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A Father Is Born

I have long looked to Frederick Buechner, who turns 92 next month, as a mentor.  I included him in Soul Survivor as one of the key people who... read on

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Unexpected Guest

Sitting on the platform as a visiting speaker, I feel as if I have entered a time warp from the late 1950s. I look out on a church... read on

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Sounds of Silence in Japan

Different sounds accompany great disasters. An earthquake begins with the rumble of heaving earth and the crack of fissured faults, followed by the cacophony of books falling off... read on

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The Persistence of Peggy

Winter Olympics events get major coverage in Colorado, for my state sends more athletes to the games than any other.  I left for Japan halfway through this year’s... read on

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