What is 70 years old and sounds like it was written yesterday? It’s a space novel that describes two power players of this age as if the writer had known them personally. It’s scary and fascinating and hopeful – It’s Out Of The Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis…
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Les Misérables
I recently experienced the breathtaking musical “Les Misérables” for the fifth time (spread over three decades), this time in Zurich, Switzerland. I came home deeply moved once more – and should have known better than to gush about a work called “The Wretched” to my teenage kids…
From India, With Love
We recently returned from a family trip to India – a trip meant mainly to introduce our kids to the place their parents had called home for four years – and ended up with much more than we bargained for. Instead of just a trip down memory lane, we found ourselves in the middle of
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Apokatastasis
Theology has big words to ponder everyday experiences. Experiences like my husband’s accident and the big question hanging in the air whether “something good will come of this”. Apokatastasis, the restoration of all things – a big word worth exploring.
Epic Fail
How do you keep a reader’s interest past the first sentence of your blog post? You promise money. You hint at a scandal. Or you write about Rachel Held Evans.
Lessons From a Wren
Thanks to a branch-like wreath on our front door, we currently have a house guest, an adorable wren with five eggs of which the first hatched just yesterday. Despite my warnings to the family to be careful when opening the door, this morning the bird got caught by surprise and instead of flying to the nearest tree to wait for the door to close again, it flew inside the house…
