The Writer’s Life by Keri Wyatt Kent
Just as you receive this newsletter from me, I also receive a few newsletters from other writers and ministries. This week, I received my friend Karen Mains’ newsletter, Soulish Food. (You can read it below [...]
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Review of Deeply Loved
One of my favorite blogs to read is my friend Tim Fall's. Because Tim is not just writing, he's engaging in community. Today, he's reviewed Deeply Loved. Click on over and visit--and be sure to [...]
International Day of The Girl
Today is the International Day of the Girl. While the day is nearly over, I wanted to share this video with you. Girls matter. And stats show, investing in girls in developing countries brings a [...]
Loving your neighbors
The rain settles in gentle, gurgles in the downspout outside the window. Today I'm thankful for my neighborhood, and particularly, my neighbors. To live my faith, for me, is less about hours logged at church [...]
Building endurance for a joyful adventure
My daughter and I plunge into the shallow flowing stream, walking sticks in hand. After a one mile walk up a relatively easy paved path, we reach the trail head for the Narrows, a canyon in [...]
Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity
Hey, it's Free Book Friday. Because we're focusing on Sabbath this month (although Living in Sabbath Simplicity is a topic we discuss frequently here), here's an excerpt from my book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity, [...]
Christian venom
Fellow Redbud Writer Halee Gray Scott has a very interesting and controversial post up on the Christianity Today women's blog. It's generated a flood of comments, many of them simply mean. Of course, she picked [...]
John Piper calls for “masculine feel” to … the Bride of Christ?
One of our gentlemen readers responds to the statements of Dr. Piper.Last week, theolgian and evangelist Dr. John Piper caused a bit of controversy by stating at a the God, Manhood & Ministry conference that [...]
Sabbath
I'm speaking on Sabbath next month, so I thought I'd take some notes on what Sabbath looks like at our house, with two teenagers. Fire, fierce and warming, glows in the worn brick fireplace in [...]
Telling our stories
Last night my 17-year-old daughter and I drove to Chicago’s west side. In East Garfield Park, one of the city’s grittier neighborhoods, we drive slow down Carroll Avenue. In the dusk, small children play in [...]