Creation Hymn – Knowing my Quirks
This week my church small group is looking at Chapter 8 of my Psalms book — Creation Hymns. So again, I’m going to try to write one. Not a polished…
Thanksgiving Among the Bluebells
This week my church small group, which is going through my not-yet-published book Praying with the Psalmists, is covering Thanksgiving Psalms. My whole point in the book is that we…
A Lament for Leukemia
This week, my small group is covering the chapter from my not-yet-published book Praying with the Psalmists about Thanksgiving Psalms. Since I want them to try praying their own thanksgiving…
Psalms of Confession
I’ve written a book called Praying with the Psalmists, and I’m going through it with my church small group. The basic idea is to look at ten types of Psalms…
Christmas Letter 2022
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! This “Christmas” Letter has turned into a New Year’s Letter — But may every holiday you celebrate be filled with moments of joy! It’s time…
Praying with the Psalmists
My pandemic project was writing a book about Psalms, and now the main work of writing it is finished. The book is about looking at the ten types of Psalms…
Praying a Thanksgiving Psalm
I’m working on a book about Psalms. It’s called Praying with the Psalmists and analyzes ten different types of Psalms in the Bible. Then the reader is challenged to use…
Christmas Letter 2021
It’s time to write my annual Christmas letter summing up my year. It has evolved from a printed letter to a blog post. And this way I can write it…
Cerebellar Stroke and Vertebral Artery Dissection Recovery, Ten Years Out
Yesterday, I wrote about the cerebellar stroke I had ten years ago, when I was 47 years old, caused by a right vertebral artery dissection. Today I want to talk…
My Tenth Stroke-i-versary
Ten years ago today, when I was 47 years old, I had a stroke. A friend has encouraged me to celebrate my Stroke-i-versaries (her word) because it’s a way to…