The Whimsical Christian: 18 Essays by Dorothy Sayers (Collier Books, 1987, previously published as Christian Letters to...
Goal #12 of my 95 by 65 project was to design five Life Playground Stations, inspired by Stephen Jepson and his Never Leave the...
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown...
I highly recommend Jack Barsky's essay on a great danger facing America today: The Biggest Insider Threat . It's a short piece...
Today's Frazz says it well. I enjoy a little competition in my games, but it can't be the main point.
Our yard is a wildlife sanctuary. By American standards it's a pretty small yard, but it abounds in nature, especially considering how...
Who would have thought it possible? It's May the 6th, I have my office windows open, and I'm chilly in my shorts! It's 63...
Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America by Jack Barsky (Tyndale Momentum, 2017 )...
It all depends on whose ox is being gored.... I first became aware of how much a U.S. president can do by executive order when Barack...
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown...
Real bloggers include guest posts now and then, right? It's time I moved up in the world. Not, however, by acquiescing to those who...
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the...
Hallelujah! Christ is risen! He was OBSERVED by many in his resurrected state. My serious Easter post is still half written, but...
I'm bringing back my Good Friday post from four years ago, because I think it's worth bringing to mind again. ...
I've never aspired to be a leader. I learned that in elementary school, when my parents and teacher were talking about "leadership...
When she was in fifth grade, Heather won her school's spelling bee. It was a significant accomplishment—the competition was...
Homegrown Hollywood: Searching for Family in All the Wrong Places showed up this morning in my Weekly Genealogist magazine....
Our church publishes a little booklet every Lent, comprising short meditations on chosen Bible verses, done by members of...
Once upon a time, when my oldest nephew (now 24) was young, he took my cell phone and asked to play games. I replied that my phone did...
My phone was fine when I woke up this morning. But my Peel Remote app had put a floating widget on my screen ever since the last update,...
Somewhere, in one of Glenn Doman's books, is an important clue to progress in any endeavour: We arrange for the child to win....
A blog with a name like Unbiased America is automatically suspect in my view, since if there is anything more fictional than...
That's quite a margin he won by. A Board of Selectmen is one of those mysterious New England customs, and the Wikipedia...
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories by Zenna Henderson (NESFA Press, 1995 ) In the days of my youth, to use a common...
What's the worst part of prepping for a colonoscopy? Wait. I thought I got over the stomach flu four days ago. What's the best...