Apr 13, 2015 | books, Monday Muse, review
For the first time in long time, I read a YA novel this spring: Echo Still by my friend and colleague Tim Tibbitts. It’s also the first time in a long time that I’ve pulled my head out from mounds of church-related books & papers to simply read a story...
Nov 24, 2014 | books, Monday Muse, review, writing
“Think before you speak.” Such a simple admonition to be mindful with our words is easier said than done — not merely because we are hasty or lack an attentive spirit, but because we’re not accustomed to thinking about our words at all....
Sep 1, 2014 | books, Monday Muse, news, review
I’ve neglected two Mondays of Summer Reading posts, largely because the news out of Ferguson has been central to my reading in recent weeks. Several titles that were on my summer list have been placed on the back burner for another season, but I’m...
Aug 11, 2014 | books, Monday Muse
This week’s reading is a favorite book that barely missed the cut on my list of five books to read before seminary. It’s The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book, by Bill Watterson. If you’re not familiar with their antics from Calvin and...
Aug 6, 2014 | books, ministry
Sometimes at work, when I’m puzzling and pondering and trying to flesh out a word or idea, I swivel my chair away from the computer and turn to face my bookshelves. The colorful book spines and carefully worded titles (along with the content they represent)...
Aug 4, 2014 | books, Monday Muse, review
I have a handful of favorite fiction books from my youth to which I return periodically for a light and familiar escape. One such book is Dragonsong, of Anne McCaffrey’s Harper Hall Trilogy (among her many books about the fantastical land of Pern). I read many...
