the family that reads together…
Tuesday is the best night, because neither of my kids has practice. No driving, no working in dinner around sports and carpools. So after dinner, Aaron and I lay on the two couches in the [...]
A Hope & A Future
My daughter tends to use her bedroom windows as whiteboards, writing quotes and ideas in Sharpie marker, so she can look out at the world through inspiring words. One verse on her window recently was Jeremiah [...]
Sabbath questions
Last week we gave away free copies of my new book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. Those of you who responded will be getting something from Zondervan in the next month or so. Speaking of Sabbath, [...]
Last call for free books, first call for prayer
First, I wanted to thank the dozens of you who contacted me via blog comments, website, or Facebook to offer to review Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. If you want to review the book, the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
My people
Summer weekends for the last two decades or so, I’ve visited my in-laws. It’s not so bad. They happen to live on a lake less than two hours from our house. I [...]