History, Real Life and Faith
Holy in the Moment: Simple Ways to Love God and Enjoy Your Life is a new book on spiritual development from my friend Ginger Harrington. Written out of her personal experience, Holy in the Moment presents practical, intelligent encouragement for those seeking healing for personal fear and anxiety. The book is insightful, clear and full of ideas that resonated with those of…
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I’ve been writing an “Utmost Response” every day since August. What is an Utmost Response? Exactly what it sounds like–a response to that day’s reading in My Utmost for His Highest. The idea came one morning while praying. Many people have told me that while they like the idea of reading My Utmost for His Highest, it can be hard…
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Miss Ashe was one of Oswald Chambers‘ most interesting students at the Bible Training College. Once she met Oswald, Katherine Ashe’s life was never the same and she remained a devoted friend to the family for the rest of her life. A tall, thin, “aristocratic, learned and cultured lady, with a sheaf of white hair,” according to Kathleen Chambers, everyone…
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Lent can be a mystery for many non-liturgical Christians. In a recent interview, author Amy Boucher Pye discussed what it means and how to observe it. I’m currently reading her new book: The Living Cross: Exploring God’s Gift of Forgiveness and New Life. An American married to a English clergyman, Amy lives with her family in north London. Here are…
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One major junk drawer and two auxiliaries take up 30% of the drawers in my kitchen. That’s a pretty big number. (Don’t tell my friend, Kathi Lipp, who wrote the book Clutter Free). I always felt a ashamed of those drawers until this week. Junk and the fires Here in northern California, we’re still dealing with (and will continue for…
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“Quit reading that book.” Can there be such a freeing admonition? I’d been complaining to a friend about how much I detested a very popular narrative nonfiction book everyone seem to love. This unnamed book violated every lesson I’d ever heard on the topic and I knew people would die as a result of her foolishness. Pretty harsh. But who…
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