Loving your neighbors
When I was a kid, I thought the really dedicated Christians went to Africa, or Paupau, New Guinea, to be missionaries—to preach to the natives and convert them to Christianity. I was both disappointed and [...]
Read a free chapter of Simple Compassion
My newest book, Simple Compassion, will be in stores next month. But you can read the first chapter right now, for free. Just click here to link to the book's page on the Zondervan website. [...]
Mission Backpack
My daughter and I were trolling the aisles of our favorite discount store today, on a mission to find a gift for my darling husband, who turns 45 today. He's not easy to shop for! [...]
An empty, but clean, nest
My husband called me at about 6:40 pm. "Is it okay if my small group meets at our house tonight?" he asked. "Sure," I said. "What time?" "Seven," he said. I realized that "is it okay?" [...]
On a lighter note
We've had some great discussions this week here on Deep Breathing for the Soul blog, and also on Facebook, where these posts automatically get posted as well. But I thought I'd offer some cool summer [...]
Carter steps out of Southern Baptist camp
Interesting news item today about former President Jimmy Carter announcing that he is leaving the Southern Baptist church because of its stance on women. I don't agree with everything Jimmy Carter believes, but I think he's [...]
Girlfriends
Carla and Caryn at the Mommy Revolution blog are having an interesting discussion on friendships of women. Check it out by clicking here.
Rest blog tour
A number of bloggers have recently posted reviews of my book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. Most have been very positive, which I appreciate. A few were honest about what they didn't like about the [...]
Karitos Christian Arts Conference
Every person is creative. Why? Because we are made in the image of our Creator. So every person is, in some way, an artist. some work with paint, or words, or clay. Others mold little [...]
It’s a beautiful day…
My son Aaron waded gingerly into the murky water of the pond in the front lawn of our church. Along with hundreds of other people, he was getting baptized. In a large church like ours, [...]