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She was just a scared teenager, conscripted as a concubine for the king. But she changed history. What happened? A challenge from a spiritual mentor led her to fast and pray. This week, our on-line [...]
She was just a scared teenager, conscripted as a concubine for the king. But she changed history. What happened? A challenge from a spiritual mentor led her to fast and pray. This week, our on-line [...]
This month, we're asking readers to perform one act of Simple compassion each week, and to tell us about it. You can watch my YouTube video explaining the challenge here. Each week, you pray, asking [...]
A few readers have written to me, asking about tips for reading my new book Simple Compassion with a group or book club. I really designed this book to be experienced in community, so I’m [...]
If you have a blog, I'd love to come "visit" it next week during our blog tour for Simple Compassion. To participate, just leave a comment here or get in touch via my website. Let [...]
It's 2 degrees here, with howling winds that drive the windchill well below zero. I am inconvenienced by such weather--car doors freeze shut, roads are a bit slick. But I slept in a warm bed. [...]
What a week. I love to cook, so this holiday, for me, is all about the food, not the shopping. So I cooked all day Wednesday and half of Thursday, and then we ate leftovers [...]
Those of you who heard me on Midday Connection yesterday (Moody Radio) and wrote in asking about the free books: you've been entered in our drawing to win a copy of Simple Compassion. I always [...]
A big thank you to all of your who responded to the free book offer in my Connecting newsletter. Zondervan is generously sending out review copies to the first 25 responders, and they should be [...]
Most of us love to shop, especially when we find unique or unusual items. But sometimes, purusing the clearance rack at Target, I have to wonder--who made these pants? Did this t-shirt come from a [...]
Interesting front page article in the Chicago Tribune today about a woman who was evicted after she called the police to report that her live-in boyfriend had threatened her with a gun. The woman was [...]