I’m not big on short stories, mysteries excepted since about ten years ago when I met one Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, this anthology includes a selection of “mystery” stories that are more like horror, or fairy-tales gone amok; so I can’t recommend the whole batch of 50. That said, I did find this very [...]

Don has me pegged as a “Fundamentalist in Name Only” or what he calls a “FINO.” Why? Because I learned something from Mark Driscoll’s lecture on the Emergent Church and said so. It made perfect sense to me that Driscoll’s drilling of the EC is significant because (a) he’s no fundamentalist, (b) he has a [...]

Scripture, Hebrews 13:1-25
Now the God of peace . . . make you perfect [equip you] in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. (Heb. 13:20-21)
How beautifully our Lord quips believers for service! When we come [...]

i remember
when the leaves used to dance.
spin. float. laugh.
peaceful, resting.

now i hear
the scraping of a rake.
scratch. scratch. scratch.
add to the heap.

i see
they are falling again:
rain. leaves. rain.
more messy piles.

feel
their wet slipperiness.
soft. stuck. sad.
no rakes now, please.

I saw at 5 Minutes For Books yesterday that September 27 - October 4 is National Banned Book Awareness week as deemed by the American Library Association. I left some comments there, but I’ve been thinking about it a good bit since then and wanted to expand on the topic.
In thinking about whether banning books [...]

An online mommy friend of mine is doing an awesome giveaway contest on her blog, Babyfingers.  She’s giving away a totally awesome water bottle from…