Keywords: Beauty – mystery – Easter – the Way of the Cross
Every now and then I’m astonished by the difference in the way I experience my life as a follower of Christ now and ten years ago. Last Sunday was such a moment…
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Dancing with the Star
Keywords: Ballroom dancing – trust – following
Ballroom dancing has been a part of my life for many years. It’s special to my husband and me in many ways – a wonderful date night experience, a new body awareness, lots of fun and of course a chance to wear nice clothes and enjoy great music. And yet….
Blessed are you…
Keywords: Sermon on the Mount -humility – atheism – Nietzsche – The Chosen
Since the launch of my first novel just over a month ago, I’ve spent a lot of time in the world of sales and marketing. Honestly, I can’t stand it – like most authors and other artists. We feel deeply that our craft is about more than achieving, comparing numbers, and coming out on top…
Presenting… my “baby”!
Keywords: Church diversity – denominations – writing – Brian Zahnd
For the past five years I have dreamed about today… the day my first novel is finally seeing the light of day! In many ways it feels like giving birth (without the excruciating pain, thank you very much!) – the moment I’ve been dreading and anticipating at the same time…
This “Following Jesus” Thing
Keywords: faith journey – The Chosen – Nicodemus – taking up one’s cross
With the official launch of my first novel only weeks away, I’ve had to neglect writing for the sake of a million technical tasks related to publishing a book, and it has confirmed my suspicions of the past years: The actual task of creative writing is when I’m the happiest, and the rest is what I do so I can get back to it. And although I might not like the realization of how much of a writer’s job is taken up doing things other than writing, it still leads to a wonderful conclusion….
Of Rockets and Flags
Keywords: Nasa – space – nationalism – interfaith dialogue – dualism – unity
Over spring break, we visited the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, and the first thing that catches your eye when you enter are the numerous rockets on display in the “Rocket Garden”. I’m into all things Space to the point that my family could drop me at the KSC and pick me back up the following year. And yet, this spring was the first time I actually realized that most of these rockets had originally been designed as ballistic missiles to carry nuclear warheads.
