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I returned last night from Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Writing. And I’m marking my calendar for 2012. It’s a wonderful conference. I heard great speakers, including Scott Cairns, Mary Carr, Eugene Peterson, Sara Miles, and Donna Freitas. They disagree with each other and represent a large swath of the Christian (and sometimes not-so-Christian)…

“A God you understand would be less than yourself.” Flannery O’Connor (The Habit of Being, 354) I was in church a few weeks ago, and during communion heard the following hymn (and I wish I could figure out how to let you hear it, but I’m not that technologically adept. Click here to hear a…

“Almost any spiritual writer ought to wear thin for you. It’s like reading criticism of poetry all the time and not reading the poetry. Spiritual writers have a limited purpose and can be very dangerous, I suppose.” –Flannery O’Connor, The Habit of Being I’m headed off this morning to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Calvin College’s…

I’m the Vice President of our local Down Syndrome Association, and we have a picnic in the spring. This year, our typical venue was booked. I volunteered the park up the hill from my home. Called the number on the sign. Went into the Parks and Recreation Office to book the event. Filled out the…
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