There I was, a scrawny, gangly twelve-year-old, standing with my back pack and tape recorder in front of a house I had never been to before. It was a small ranch house with mint green vinyl siding and white shutters. As my family car pulls out of the drive way, my mom waves goodbye and […]
The Warren & the World Vol 8, Issue 26
It’s been a quiet week around these parts. My cats have taken extra-long naps each day and I look at them in envy while I work. Right now they’re staring at me, trying to convince me it’s time for their treat–when that time is still an hour away. But it’s still quiet… And, not any […]
What God’s Family Looks Like: A Review of God’s Very Good Idea
Maybe race is something our family has always talked about, however imperfectly, because of who we are. We may be your average white American family, but our extended family is made up of immigrants and the children of immigrants; some of its members are different races and ethnicities. And it’s absolutely beautiful. But even in […]
God’s Imagination
God has such a terrific imagination. Creation is proof of that! And so am I. I never imagined the directions my life would go, but God did. I never imagined I’d become an ordained minister. I didn’t grow up in church. And I’m an introvert with a capital “I.” Mom and Dad couldn’t agree on […]
The Warren & The World Vol 8, Issue 25
A Canadian acquaintance noted this week that Canada Day is technically a celebration of dependence as opposed to the United States celebration of independence. I found that interesting. We’ve got two young countries growing up next door to each other (and let’s be honest, we’re still just barely children on the world stage), and like […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 282
- Next Page »