Unquestioning faith

So I was thinking about Mary this weekend. I mean the mother-of-Jesus Mary. I like her. She’s obviously a person who values goodness and righteousness to some extent (otherwise, why would God pick her, right?). So can you imagine what it must have been like to find out you’re pregnant as a virgin? How do [...]

Oh the innocence

In the car after picking up one of my daughter’s best friends for a play date. She recently moved from our neighborhood to another one nearby. The move required her to switch schools. She’s African American. Me: So, how’s your new house [friend]? Friend: It’s good. Daughter: How’s your new school? Friend: It’s good. But [...]

Blissdom in the Raw, Part 2

(Part 1) So while slightly disconcerting at the time, I was grateful for my initial I’m-shutting-this-whole-thing-down feelings because it brought perspective. It was as though God was handing me a lens through which I would filter the rest of the conference. That lens repeatedly prompted me to ask this question: How will this (tip, strategy [...]

Blissdom in the Raw

First, let me say, I am so grateful I got to go to Blissdom. I would absolutely recommend it to any blogger and I would do it again in a heartbeat. The whole experience was invaluable. Funny, I went thinking I’d get one thing, but I took home something entirely different. It wasn’t bad, it [...]

Thoughts on Blissdom ’10 (so far)

Just a few early morning tidbits from Blissdom ’10. Avatars are such tiny pieces of a whole person. You look at someone’s avatar and then somehow conjure up a whole person to go with it. It’s fun to see how the picture you have in your brain does or does not match with what you [...]

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