History, Real Life and Faith
I’ll be at Wheaton College the day this blog goes live, October 20, 2017. I’m attending an event Wheaton’s Buswell Library is hosting on October 20 called My Utmost a Century of Devotions: The Life and Legacy of Oswald Chambers. Why is Oswald Chambers, a British citizen born in Scotland, being honored at Wheaton College outside of the Chicago–which is in…
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Forgive me, but I must say, “Happy launch day, Mrs. Oswald Chambers!” After four years of research and two years of writing, countless blog posts, discussions, and amazing serendipities, the book finally arrives. We’re celebrating and I hope you’ll join us. (Many of my loved ones are rejoicing I may finally move on to a different topic . . .)…
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Here’s the second half of Biddy Chambers interviews her biographer. (You can read the first half here) This is an imagined exchange between Biddy and Michelle Ule–written by me. Why did you write about Biddy? BC: “My question is why you wrote about me in the first place.” MU: You were such an engaging character when I wrote my World…
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Biddy Chambers turned the tables to interview her biographer–me. This is all imaginary–she died before I turned ten–but it’s fun for me as I prepare to launch Mrs. Oswald Chambers. (You can read my questions to Biddy here, here and here.) The genesis behind this imaginary interview blog series is, when I enter heaven, Biddy and Oswald meet me inside…
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I’m having way too much fun with the imagined Biddy Chambers interview idea. The first two dealt with the concept of me writing her biography (part 1) and the move to Egypt (part 2). Since I’m inventing these interviews, I took the opportunity to include an amused Oswald Chambers sitting by. In this blog post, I asked about Biddy’s decision…
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I took a walk in the redwoods recently. A young friend works as a ranger for Redwood National Park along the northern California coast. Laura teaches outdoor education to students from all over northern California and southern Oregon, this year near Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. I visited her there between camps and got my own special tour. It’s wonderful…
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