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Giving Thanks – Prayers for Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! I love this holiday – a non-commercialized time to stop and breathe and give thanks. A time to join with family and friends to feast and laugh and sing and share. A time to enjoy and spread the joy. But we live in an imperfect world, and someone’s chair may be empty at our Thanksgiving…
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Behind the Scenes: Interview with Vivian Hansen, Cover Designer for Finding Myself in Britain (Part 2)
The gifts I’ve received in the publishing process for Finding Myself in Britain have been breathtaking. Such as how the cover came about – I share the story of finding our designer, Vivian Hansen, in part one of this series. Only when I received Vivian’s email as she responded to my questions did I learn…
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Advent devotional – A Savior for All
Advent comes next week, ready or not. So it’s timely to delve into some of Matthew’s crisp account of the story of Jesus’s birth, the lesser-recounted version (in contrast to Luke’s). Matthew’s gospel has long been the first in the New Testament canon, and it forms a bridge between the Hebrew Bible and the New…
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The Home of my Heart by Adrianne Fitzpatrick
“There’s no place like home” – even for expats like me and Adrianne Fitzpatrick, whom I’m pleased to introduce today. Adrianne is a writer and publisher of Books to Treasure, a small independent press producing quality children’s literature, whom I met through the Association of Christian Writers. I love her passion and commitment to all…
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Review: How to Be an Alien by George Mikes
At the end of an introduction to spirituality class at Heythrop College, one of my new friends slid me this little volume – a book published in 1946 which immediately captured my imagination, not least for the story that she recounted as she gave it to me. She said: My German grandfather was a career…
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Devotional of the week: Tempted (7 in Luke 4 series)
When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came. Luke 4:13 Many Christians observe the season of Lent by abstaining from something, whether some kind of food, drink, or leisure activity. Fewer Christians observe the upcoming season of Advent as a time of fasting, although traditionally that was the understanding…
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The Wailing Wall (including The Secret Life of Bees)
After the horrible news of terrorism in Paris and Beirut, I thought it fitting to put a link to an article I wrote on the Wailing Wall. Lord, have mercy. Do you feel the need to weep and mourn at times? That you need a safe place to let out your heartbreak, angst, and disappointment?…
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The Hunger for Home by Os Guinness
“There’s No Place Like Home” The first guest-blogger in our Friday series, “There’s No Place Like Home,” is a giant of this generation who has profoundly influenced not only my thinking but who I am. In my twenties I had the great privilege of working for the renowned social critic Os Guinness in Washington, DC,…
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Interview by Tanya Marlow on Finding Myself in Britain
Today Tanya Marlow, a wonderful person – writer, thinker, feeler, Bible-delver, and one who suffers from a severe form of ME – has interviewed me on her blog, “Thorns and Gold.” She asked probing questions that I answered while partly wondering if I was sharing too much! I so appreciate her on many levels. She’s…
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We Will Remember
Last year we remembered the 100th anniversary of the start to World War 1 – the war that was to end all wars. London became a focal point as the art installation at the Tower of London slowly caught the public attention and eventually their heart as poppy by poppy was planted, turning into a…
