I am enjoying this series on “What is a Spiritual Practice.” Various writers describe how everyday activities connect us to God/the Holy/the Really Real/the Great Whatever, and Christine Sine has been linking to them on her blog. Recent topics have included everything from composting to blogging to lovemaking.
Living in Suburban Sheol as I do, I […]

A few photos (most posted on FB) and random things I don’t want to lose:

little she-who-is
Photo: C will help R in the kitchen sometimes, but this is the first time she actually chopped!
C hasn’t found any four-leaf clovers recently, but she continues to be delighted by the little things she finds with her sharp eyes. […]

This past weekend we took the kids and Mamala to a “family show” with the reverendfamily’s perennial favorite, Billy Jonas. I found out about the concert completely by accident—was planning to send a CD to one of our relatives and discovered that he was going to be in town.
As I’ve shared many times here, […]

Lots going on right now. Thought I’d share some recent books I read… a special thanks to Reverent Reader for many of these suggestions:
From Stone to Living Word: Letting the Bible Live Again by Debbie Blue — Love her writing. Lovely yet down-to-earth and even irreverent at times. These are essays based on various Bible […]

The past few days I’ve been reading various blogs about “Poets, Prophets and Preachers,” which is the preachingpalooza that Rob Bell has been hosting and keynoting up in Grand Rapids. Peter Rollins (who’s also presenting) is brilliant and crazy and I love his stuff. I also love so much of Bell’s stuff. Much of it […]

Got back at 10:30 last night after driving all day. Poor M got carsick a whopping three times. By the end we had it down to a science though—moved her from the way back to the middle, strategically placed grocery bag. Note to self: look into Dramamine for future trips. But the kids were amazing. […]