Slices of StoryChicago: 1. “Weakness brings liberation. Confession transforms” – Dave Gibbons2. “Propositions will not save you.” – Chris Seay3. Note to self: Get that Frederick Buechner book already (Telling The Truth: Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale) since it keeps coming up in conversation.4. “We censor our stories when we only talk about…

Listen to the Quiet I love the sound of a house full of kids. (Well, most of the time, anyway!) As my children neared adulthood, I wondered how I’d handle the echoing silence of an empty nest. Perhaps “wondered” is too mild a word. I feared the silence. I was mourning the end of my…

With a title like Can God Be Trusted? (FaithWords/Hachette), I imagined the content of Father Thomas Williams’ book could be summed up in four words: Yes. So do it. The plain white cover of the hardcover volume didn’t do much to convince me that the book was going to be anything more than a restatement…

The series below was originally posted in early July of this year, but one of the posts has been hacked, so I’m reposting the set of three here and deleting the original series. Enjoy a fresh perspective on this Scriptural account. THREE DAYS (part 1)After the rumored resurrection of Jesus son of Joseph, the strange…

Michael Snyder’s Return Policy (Zondervan) follows the stories of three people who’d never typically connect with one another, much less change each other’s lives: Wally, a burned-out, grieving novelist; Ozena, a single mom of a special needs child and customer service rep; and Shaq, a homeless man with a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder.…

It was the 1970’s, and as a refection of the times, we wrote our own vows for our wedding. I have copies of what we promised each other that warm Sunday afternoon, but for the life of me, I can’t remember a syllable of what either of us vowed that day. It is a good…