Alabaster Tears (Part 7): Everybody Must Get Stoned
My seventh post on topics ranging from holidays to the glory of a woman’s hair (and a man’s if it looks good!) to the pregnant girl who sat in front of me in senior English class. (I realize this title...
View ArticleSad Songs #3 – Laughing at God
(Check out the entire “Sad Songs” series.) Singer-songwriter and overall cool piano chick, Regina Spektor wrote, “No one laughs at God in a hospital in a war when the doctor calls after some routine...
View ArticleThe Nativity (Part 4): 5, 10 Minutes
(Check out the entire “Nativity” series.) You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m a huge fan of Seinfeld. One of the funniest episodes is from an earlier season when Jerry, George, and Elaine spend...
View ArticleMy Gift Is My Song
… and this one’s for you.” A line from one of my favorite songs, definitely my favorite of Elton John’s, the one that put him on the map back in 1970. A couple weeks ago, my brother asked if I’d write...
View ArticleMoses’ Ark
Here is the post I wrote this week at 2nds, my church’s blog. Yesterday, Pastor Martin shared about Jochebed, the mother of Moses, how she was a courageous and obedient woman of faith. After hiding her...
View ArticleForever 21
Lately it’s been difficult to write. I’ve been reading and thinking about a lot of things that I intend to share, though not until I’ve processed them more. As a sort of tease, however, it’s good...
View ArticleSwashbuckling with Dad
I don’t always read the emails Apple sends me regarding new music, books, and apps, but this one caught my eye. The familiar logo of Sid Meier’s Pirates. Last summer I wrote about a computer game my...
View ArticleChoosing Not to Protect Our Children
This weekend was a difficult one for our family. I won’t go into the details now or here. Suffice it to say that we have incurred a great loss. But it’s times like these that become opportunities for...
View ArticlePosthumous Letters
[powerpress]Several years ago I was packing my bags for an international flight, a trip that would take me to Guatemala, and I felt I needed to write Cindy and the girls a letter. Three letters, one...
View ArticleWill we have to answer for 1,100 people?
You may be aware of the factory building collapse in Bangladesh that occured a couple weeks ago. Initially, when I shared the article on Facebook, 300 people were said to have died. Since then, the...
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