{"id":80,"date":"2010-03-12T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/03\/a-few-updates.html"},"modified":"2010-03-12T11:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T11:28:00","slug":"a-few-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinplaces\/2010\/03\/a-few-updates.html","title":{"rendered":"A few updates&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>First, I have a new post on 843 Acres discussing euthanasia: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/theparkforum.org\/843-acres\/euthanasia-and-the-right-to-be-a-burden\/\">Euthanasia and the Right to be a Burden<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Second, two years ago, I went out to Calvin College&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvin.edu\/academic\/engl\/festival\/\">Festival of Faith and Writing<\/a>, and I&#8217;m headed back in April. I&#8217;ll be leading a &#8220;circle&#8221; on Writing as Ministry, and I want to invite any and all readers of this blog to join me at the Festival and for this discussion. If you can&#8217;t make it to Grand Rapids, of course, you&#8217;ll get to be there vicariously through me, as I&#8217;m sure it will provide fodder for sundry blogposts.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But just in case there are readers and writers out there who might be interested in gathering with other people of faith who love writing, here&#8217;s the invitation. Join us! <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, I have a new post on 843 Acres discussing euthanasia: &#8220;Euthanasia and the Right to be a Burden.&#8221;\u00a0 Second, two years ago, I went out to Calvin College&#8217;s Festival of Faith and Writing, and I&#8217;m headed back in April. 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