2009-09-22T12:30:00-04:00

Organic is all the rage these days. Organic food, organic clothing, organic coffee. I make a point of buying organic milk and chicken. I try for organic veggies too. Perhaps it’s because of the popularity of organic farming that I have been applying the word “organic” to other aspects of my life as well. For example, I was thinking yesterday that I want my writing career to develop organically. Naturally. And at first, I thought that I should “just write”... Read more

2009-09-21T10:39:00-04:00

I heard it in a sermon a long time ago. Genesis 12:2, in which God promises Abraham: “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.” I tend to think of it as a prayer: “Bless me, that I might be a blessing.” This prayer can only be effective (in that it only reflects truth about who God is) when both sides of the... Read more

2009-09-20T20:51:00-04:00

New post on The Park Forum Read more

2009-09-17T22:22:00-04:00

New post on the Park Forum: Are humans unique or is it all evolution? Read more

2009-09-17T09:42:00-04:00

Life with God, at least here and now, is a state of constant tension. The reality of pain, suffering, separation, death, heartache. The reality of joy, comfort, redemption, grace, love. Both, and. At the same time. I spin from one to the other far too often, from a spiritual high after an inspirational time of prayer or a conversation with a friend where I knew the Holy Spirit’s presence, to doubting God’s very existence when I hear yet another story... Read more

2009-09-15T08:43:00-04:00

Bible Study and the Secretary of Education Read more

2009-09-14T14:03:00-04:00

I recently joined a team of writers who are making connections between the Bible and the news. I will be posting on a regular basis at www.theparkforum.wordpress.com, and I will add a link to this blog whenever a post appears. My first: http://theparkforum.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/armstrong-intuition-or-revelation/ Read more

2009-09-14T10:06:00-04:00

I’ve felt like a failure recently. Well, at least a few weeks ago I was feeling like a failure. I had spent a year working on a proposal for a new book. My agent sent it out to dozens of editors. Lots of them responded well. I was sure a contract would follow. But in the end, it fell short. No contract. I could tell myself all sorts of things to try to feel better about it, but at the... Read more

2009-09-11T19:23:00-04:00

Every so often, people ask me spiritual questions. One that comes up again and again is, “Who do you think is going to heaven, and who is going to hell?” My short answer is, “I’m an agnostic.” I know that “agnostic” is usually a word used to describe whether or not people believe in God. I firmly believe that God exists, and, even more, that God exists as a Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But I don’t know, and I’m... Read more

2009-09-09T20:01:00-04:00

William is now thirteen months old. We’re out of the newborn stage, thank the Lord. If there’s one thing I now know for sure about myself, it is that I am not a “baby person.” The cuddling is nice, I suppose, but a) William rarely cuddled and b) I like talking with my children more than cuddling with them anyway. I also firmly believe that my images of newborns are mythical ones. Food, for instance. I always assumed that babies... Read more




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