If Jesus had been born in a modern world…

12.12.08

maybe the scene would've looked something like this: I love how the artist shows some folks fascinated, others not so much. How would YOU have reacted? HT: Hacking Christianity

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The importance of learning truth

12.4.08

My mom as a young woman, before I was born, worked at a large bank in Manhattan. As a bank employee, she was trained to recognize counterfeit bills. Down in the basement of the bank, my mother counted bill after bill, touching, feeling the money. She learned color, texture, weight ...

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Why I’m voting for John McCain

11.3.08

I had no intention of writing about the presidential election here on my happy mommy book blog. Then my pastor had to go and preach a fabulous, hit-it-out-of-the-park sermon about Christian citizenship last Sunday. I sat in the pew, muttering to myself. Drat. Now I have to be a political blogger ...

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More thoughts on church: I’ll not give up

10.9.08

Sunday wasn't the happy Sabbath it could've been; you figured that out from Tuesday's post. I didn't write that snippet of life to stab my church. I love my church, that's why it hurts much when it doesn't feel reciprocal. I realize this is a public forum for personal church ...

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When two worlds collide: Elizabeth Gilbert and why I home school

7.28.08

Did you feel that tremor last week? The lighting, the rolls of thunder, the shifting of the earth under your feet? Two of my favorite subjects – Elizabeth Gilbert and home schooling - collided Friday when my husband brought home the local newspaper. I was writing a blog post about ...

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