May 4, 2015 | books, Monday Muse, review
There are books about ministry that are theoretical. There are books about ministry that are practical. There are books about ministry that are methodological. This is a book about ministry that is personal. Deeply and beautifully personal. Personal as in: persons...
Apr 20, 2015 | books, Monday Muse, review
Listen. Sssssshhhh. Really, just listen. Listen to the Psalms. Listen to all one hundred fifty of these ancient prayers — one psalm after another, one voice after another, without music or interlude, without commentary or homily. Just ssssshhh, listen and let...
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 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...
