Free book for bloggers (and reviewers)
Would you like to receive a free book, before the book even releases in stores? If you are willing to post an on-line review, (and you respond quickly) you’ll get a copy of my newest book, “Rest: [...]
Mark 4
Our neighborhood Bible study is continuing to read the book of Mark. A quick review of Mark 3, since I didn't post anything last week on this. One of the questions we keep asking is [...]
Choosing not to helicopter
How can I help my daughter succeed in high school? How do we define "success"? The other night was “Open House” at the high school. Since my oldest child is a freshman, I [...]
Upcoming speaking gigs
Just wanted to let you know that I will be traveling and speaking next month in both California and Nebraska. If you are in the area and would like to attend, contact the hosting churches. [...]
Managing contacts
Okay, this week I finished the manuscript for my next book, and got Lawrice off to school. Whew! So now I am looking around a bit, asking myself, what's next? I have to prepare for [...]
Neighborhood Bible Study
Last week, our neighborhood Bible study began our reading of the gospel of Mark. We looked at Mark 1. This week, we are reading Mark 2. If you live in my neighborhood, you are welcome [...]
Sleepless
I'm writing this at about 4 a.m. For some reason (that 3 p.m. Frappacino, maybe) I can't sleep. In a hour or two, Lawrice will be getting on a plane to L.A. to go to [...]
Gratitude for grace
I am about 5000 words away from finishing a book manuscript, you can tell that I've been writing more than normal because my house looks like a disaster! At our house, we each have a [...]
What a team!
Well, Elizabeth in the financial aid office at AMDA e-mailed me to tell me that the donations have started to come in for Lawrice. How very exciting! Together, a diverse team of people who don’t [...]
Do not withhold good…
When’s the last time you were so excited about an opportunity to serve God that you woke up in the middle of the night? That was me, last night. Because this week, I decided [...]