I’m not much of a re-reader. Few and far between indeed are the books I read more than once, and even with authors, my reading list is far wider than it is deep. This week, however, instead of a brief look at 4 individual books I’ve read recently, I’m going to highlight 4 authors to…
Signs of Love
Valentine’s Day was a few weeks ago, and my social media feed sparked a thought I’ve been considering since then. (Yes, it takes me a while to process things sometimes.) I saw post after post that included something along the lines of “real love doesn’t look like flowers and chocolate one day a year; it…
As Is Your Way
My daily Bible reading rotation has had me in Psalm 119 for the last few days. The whole chapter, every single one of the 176 verses, is good sustaining food for thought, and I’ve returned to it often over the last 8 years in particular. There’s always deeper depths to plumb in all of God’s…
White as Snow
I’m not much of a fan of snow, ice, cold, or really any part of winter in northeast Ohio. I don’t like driving in snow (an increased commute to work has increased that distaste), I don’t like being cold, I don’t like heating bills, and I don’t like freezing air that hurts my face every…
Invited
We’ve been house hunting recently, and with that of course comes the repeated evaluation of every feature of house after house, and a ranking (and shuffling, and reshuffling) of priorities: Is it an acceptable distance from work or church, is it in good repair, does a larger lot offset less living space, how far is…
Recent Reads, Volume XIII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… What to Read and Why (Francine Prose) – Bestselling author Francine Prose recommends more than…
Do It Imperfectly
Well, we’ve come to the first week of February. How are your resolutions holding up? Still on track with your exercise habits, your weight loss plan, your intentions to read your Bible every day? Chances are good that something – let’s call it Life – has interfered with your well-intentioned goals. I don’t mean to…
Approve What Is Excellent
Philippians 1:8-11: “For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of…
Miriam
One of the individuals from the Bible to which I’ve mentally returned repeatedly over the course of the last several months is Miriam. Compared with her brothers – Moses the renowned prophet and servant of the Lord who led the Israelites out of Egypt, and Aaron the original high priest who served as Moses’ spokesman…
Recent Reads, Volume XII
A brief summary of what I’m currently reading or have recently finished, why I read it, and whether I’d recommend it. Although really, it’d have to be truly terrible for me to bother writing about a book I wouldn’t recommend…… My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me (Jennifer Teege) – At a recent medical appointment, the…