As promised, I’ve finished Misquoting Jesus, Bart Ehrman’s prelude to Jesus, Interrupted, which I’ve already blogged about in a previous post here. What a fascinating read–a little drier than Jesus, Interrupted–but still, fascinating! I won’t pretend to know the actual truth of Ehrman’s comments, because I do not know Greek and Hebrew (and Latin), which […]
Catchy Tune
It’s time for some music. After all, it’s Friday, and you need to dance a little, shake out all those stresses from the week. [Okay, I do!] This song is from the beginning of the movie Juno. I dare you to keep still. Have a great weekend!
All Things Considered Interview & 5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
Today, Minnesota Public Radio’s All Things Considered aired my Eve interview. I’ve placed it on my Media Page, so you can take a listen. To celebrate, Liliana and I made 5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake. Have you heard of this? My friend Clare sent me the recipe right before we were to leave for Hawaii, thinking […]
Planting Questions in Story
Working out personal questions of faith within a novel might not be the best thing; however, it works for me. [Two novels I’ve discussed within these pages, of course, that attempt to do the same thing are Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and The Children of God, both of the science fiction genre, which I […]
Loving a Child
My friend Kelly (as well as others of you who gave excellent examples!) posed a good question in the comment section of my Sunday’s post. Sunday’s post was about eliminating those awful voices in your head, that tell you how to behave and what to say, when you know in your heart that they’re ridiculous […]