Living Between the Lines

Thanks for joining us today for our discussion of Chapter 2 of Rich Stearns’ The Hole in Our Gospel. Jason (my co-facilitator and friend) and I welcome you to stick around and chat, whether you’ve read the book or not. We welcome your thoughts on the matter! When you get done reading and commenting here, please [...]

This week’s blog carnival (hosted by my friend Bridget Chumbley) is on the topic of hope and I welcome the chance to get to talk about hope. In my life, it has been a key to survival. But I can’t talk about hope without talking about hopeless. I was fourteen the first time I remember [...]

I was riding back to the house with my Dad after lunch today. I was full and more than a little sleepy and as a result, I was also more than a little quiet. I leaned back against the seat and watched all the little houses pass by. But it was while we were waiting [...]

I was so excited about my first summer band camp, which was held in the huge swampy field next to the football field at the high school.  We lived in the neighborhood across the street from the school and so each day, we would walk over to the school and spend hours sweating, marching, and [...]

Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for! Today, we begin the discussion of Chapter 1 of Richard Stearns’ book, The Hole in Our Gospel. As always, my co-facilitator, Jason and I welcome you to stick around and join in the discussion whether or not you’ve read the chapter. We love hearing what you have to [...]

Have you ever gotten out of bed in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom? Perhaps you don’t want to wake anyone else up. Or maybe, if you live alone like I do, you just know that it’s going to hurt your eyes if you turn on the lights. So, you push [...]

Last week, I took two very-much-needed days of comp time from work and break time from my life and went to the beach with my friend, Ginny, and her family. We talked, we laughed, we shopped, we ate. I chatted with her sweetheart of a husband and giggled with her two precious little girls. It [...]

I’m breaking all the rules today and reposting a blog that I’ve already posted not once, but twice. But I can’t help it. It’s what’s on my heart tonight. I’ve been feeling broken lately and tonight, as I walked my dog under the just-past-full moon, the Holy Spirit nudged me that it was time for [...]

I love free stuff, don’t you? Especially free stuff that feeds your spirit! And so I’m doubly excited that I get to announce the winner of a free book! And not just a free book, but a fabulous free book—The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns. Today, I’m giving away one copy… My co-facilitator/friend, [...]

I’ve been back from Sudan for a month now and have posted a half dozen times about it. In case you missed a post, let me give you some quick links here: Returning from Sudan Falling in Love in Africa Africa’s Top Ten Tying Up Loose Ends When the Sun Rises at Midnight Scenes from [...]