Lisa Samson has been publishing novels for the Christian market for . . . a long time. I would be more specific, but my extensive research (her website and amazon) failed to produce a tidy time line. I know she started with historicals, moved on to contemporary women’s fiction (she won a Christy Award for […]
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Amy Carmichael spent most of her adult life as a missionary in India rescuing young girls from temple prostitution and providing a home for them. I first heard of her in college, and she remains one of my heroes in the faith. She was also a gifted writer and poet. You don’t casually read Amy
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This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with lots of extended family on my dad’s side, because that Saturday we all reconvened for a memorial service. My dad’s brother, Uncle Lew, passes away in October. He donated his body to medical research. Before he died, he specified several things he wanted at his service, including live jazz
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I’m not a name-it, claim-it girl. To be honest, the thought of having that sort of power scares me. Who am I to tell God what to do? The way I see it, He’s been calling the shots since eternity past, and He really doesn’t need my advice on how to do His job. But
A Lamp Unto His Face. Chapter Two. Read More »
Have you ever been around people who are constantly crowing about their abilities, accomplishments, and accolades? Maybe they really do have reasons to be proud, but all that self-promotion feels, well . . . a little bit icky. Then there are people who are truly astounding on multiple levels–brilliant, talented, fun, generous, and insightful–but you
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As I pondered whom to feature next for Twelve Days of Community, it struck me as meet, right, and salutary that I bookend my Ten Dollar Challenge story on one side with Day One’s Billy Coffey and on the other with his partner in . . . well, not crime necessarily, but just about everything
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Yesterday I featured Billy Coffey in my first “Twelve Days of Community” tribute. I also mentioned that Billy (in cahoots with the ever-sassy Katdish) masterminded the Ten Dollar Challenge. You can learn more about (and join!) the challenge by clicking the green box above, but in a nutshell, it’s simply this: Set aside ten dollars
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Christmas tends to be a season of extremes. You’d almost think we all spent the first eleven months of the year suppressing the urge to party, shop, send cards, attend concerts, give gifts, and gather with loved ones, and now we’re compelled by some mysterious force to accomplish it all in a few short weeks.
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Confession #1: Until Luke and Sarah got engaged I’d never heard of The Village Church or Matt Chandler. When people asked about my future daughter-in-law, and I told them she’s the children’s minister at the VC Northway campus, they’d often say, “Oh, that’s Matt Chandler’s church, right?” The first few times this happened I said
A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Especially at night. Read More »
I’m sure you all woke up this morning, poured your cup of coffee, and gazed out the window, sipping silently while pondering life’s mysteries and posing enigmatic questions like, “I wonder what almost half the people in Pineland, Texas, will be doing tonight? And what could that possibly have to do with Jeanne Damoff and