on death and daddy

in the current issue of time magazine, nancy gibbs writes a moving essay on the sixth anniversary of her father’s death called “the light of death.”  she makes some pretty insightful obeservations:
“the hogwarts ghosts have a tradition i think worth borrowing.  they celebrate their deathday, a party marking the date they quit this mortal coil.  [...]

there’s nothing moderate about moderation

in my recreational reading this morning, i was breezing through philippians (don’t you just love philippians?) and i read, “let your moderation be known to all.  the lord is near.”  a strange sensation (kinda’ like when a stray hair tickles the inside of your nose) began to buzz in the back of my brain when i remembered [...]

music exposes my feminine side

i am a little ashamed by how powerfully music moves me. i’ll be listening to a song that stirs my spirit and tears will spring to my eyes. i am such a girl.
estrogen notwithstanding, i am really enjoying kathryn scott’s new album, “i belong.” i get a new cd from integrity music every [...]

if my hangar is empty, am i still a christian?

warning: i feel an op-ed rant coming on.  you may be well-advised to step away from your computer.  i hate it when i get like this.  i know full-well that i will say nothing terribly beneficial, and i will probably come off sounding shrill and vitriolic (not a dictionary.com “word of the day”…but it should be). i [...]

you are known by the company you keep

as all four of my readers are well aware, i choose to live my life hovering somewhere above the pig wallow that is politics.  I have convinced myself that if i ignore the problem, it cannot possibly infect affect me.  we’ve all seen the recent news coverage (i was flipping through on my way to christian television) [...]

why can’t people just agree with me?

i had one of “those weeks” last week. i found myself in the unenviable position of having to objurgate (dictionary.com “word of the day” alert!) a couple of the people in my church family. i dread these occasions. i always try my best to be humble and gentle, and i always hope [...]

this post is just for fun

back when i was immature and unenlightened, i worked as a staff member at a large church. the pastor was (he’s still living…i suppose he still is) a wonderful guy, albeit slightly (how shall i put this?) vain. he was a very good-looking guy (i’m not gay…not that there’s anything wrong with that) [...]

the most powerful addiction

for all my tens of readers who stop by this space for a daily dose of hilarity and sarcasm, i ask for your indulgence (don’t worry…it’s just for a moment).  today i am weighed down with one of those keep-you-up-at-night topics.  in fact, two nights ago i laid awake for several hours thinking about this [...]

do we need another leadership conference?

i have often used this space to boast about my love of learning. this fact should cause you to admire my intellectual curiosity. too, since i readily admit i have much to learn, i hope to get credit for a humble spirit and a healthy hunger for discipleship. can you see how [...]

working on my down line

i realize that many of my “friends” will be disappointed by the following announcement, but i did not die in bermuda. my premonition did not come to pass. no one mistook me for a sperm whale (as far as i know) and no one shot me with a spear gun (of that fact [...]