This week’s word …
If you're looking for an easy way to go deeper into God's word, I hope you'll join me and the team at Midday Connection on Moody Radio. We've created a free resource to study the [...]
Instruction manual? Really?
Yesterday, I posted the following on Facebook, and within a few hours, had 28 replies: “Quick--without editing yourself, give me the first three words you think of when I say "describe the Bible." Three words [...]
Making a difference
My 17-year old daughter leans on the open newspaper on the kitchen counter. (Yes, as a former newspaper reporter, I can't quite give up daily delivery of the Chicago Tribune). I love that she reads [...]
Love You More
My friend and fellow Redbud Writer Jennifer Grant has a wonderful new memoir, "Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter" that you simply must read, if you are a parent or even [...]
Mindful multi-tasking??
In order to attempt to make a living as a writer, you have to be good at juggling. You have to work on more than one project at a time. I remember reading (it may [...]
Loving mercy
If someone wrongs you, the Bible clearly tells us: show mercy to them. Last week, during mid-week worship, we prayed the Lord's Prayer. Even though we used the version that says "forgive us our debts.." [...]
Saturday joys
Despite the rain, the Palatine Farmer’s Market is fairly busy this morning. In early summer, the offerings are sometimes slim, but this morning in late July, each table (carefully tented with makeshift tarps) is piled [...]
What do you do with the noise?
Yesterday, I blogged about a quiet morning. Today was a completely different kind of day. I was the one with an early client meeting. My son got ready for the carpool to pick him up [...]
Self-discovery through service
When my son Aaron had to write an essay in school this year about a difficult experience in his life, he chose to write about having to go to a Christian summer camp for a [...]
Book give-away winners
Three lucky blog readers have won a free copy of Deeper into the Word ! they all participated by simply answering the question, what gets in the way of reading your bible? Like many of [...]