get those reviews in!
Just a reminder--if you were one of the readers who received a copy of the galleys for Rest, you need to post your review ASAP. About 50 of you got a pre-publication copy, because you [...]
Reader question on Sabbath
I received a question from a reader named Valerie today, and thought some of you might be wondering the same thing. She wrote: I learned about your book "Rest" through DearReader.com, so I get to [...]
Rest review
I hope you'll check out one of my favorite blogs, Everyday Simple Abundance. Today, it happens to have a review of my book Rest on it. It will also be the first blog on the [...]
A gift for yourself
The television newscasters warned this morning, “Don’t go out unless you absolutely have to, the roads are treacherous.” Freezing rain had turned interstate highways into ice rinks, closing many of them. After sitting inside [...]
Merry Christmas
Just wanted to wish all of my wonderful readers a very Merry Christmas. We had a big breakfast and opened presents this morning. when we woke up, it was one degree outside, but the sun [...]
Winners!
Congratulations to readers Wendy Dixon and Carla Dunham, who will each receive a copy of John Ortberg's newest book, Faith and Doubt. We'll be doing more book give aways after Christmas. Plus, the blog tour [...]
Six degrees of…
My children scampered out to the bus stop this morning, bundled (as least as much as you can bundle a teenager -- which is not much, actually) against the cold. It was six degrees out. [...]
Rest is on amazon.com!
A quick thank you to everyone who received early copies of REST: Living in Sabbath Simplicity and has posted on-line reviews. if you received the pre-publication copy and have not yet posted a review--take your [...]
Mother-son bonding
My 12-year-old son is a young man of few words. But I find that when we get to spend some time, just the two of us, he opens up a bit. Yesterday afternoon, we drove [...]
Win a copy of John Ortberg’s latest book!
It's a topic we're sometimes afraid to talk about, or even admit we think about: doubt. Because I make my living writing and speaking about faith, I often feel a bit of surprise when I [...]