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25 Books Every Christian Should Read. Plus A Few More They Forgot.
I have a soft spot for guides like 25 Books Every Christian Should Read, which has been reviewed by multiple bloggers recently as part of the Read the full post here »
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Cincinnati Booksigning Tomorrow
Just a quick post at the end of an incredibly busy day. Whew! I will be signing copies of Flunking Sainthood tomorrow afternoon from 2:00 to 3:30 at the Bookshelf shop on Camargo Road. It's in the...
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“Still Alice” and the Specter of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
This month my book club read Still Alice, neuroscientist Lisa Genova's haunting novel about a Harvard cognitive science professor who discovers, at age 50 and the height of her career, that she...
View ArticleFor Fans of Children’s Fantasy: “The Flint Heart”
Do you have a 4th-7th grader who enjoys fantasy fiction? For fun this month I listened to The Flint Heart, a middle-grade fantasy novel by Katherine Paterson (Bridge to Terabithia) and her husband...
View ArticleThoughts on sainthood with a Lower-Case S
No grand cohesive post today, just a couple of musings on what it means to be a saint. What I've found through researching (read: screwing up) and writing Flunking Sainthood is that many people (read:...
View ArticleMormon Conversions, in History and in the Heart
I was 23 and in divinity school when I converted to Mormonism. You can imagine that it was an unexpected choice for someone studying to become a pastor. I was perhaps the most surprised of all; God...
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“Flunking Sainthood” on NPR This Morning
Just a quick note to say that I'll be interviewed live today on Michel Martin's NPR show "Tell Me More" at 11:20 a.m. This is all thanks to Kelly...Read the full post here »
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Authors Behaving Badly
I caught an interesting episode of the Diane Rehm show today featuring Lori Andrews, author of Read the full post here »
View ArticleWhy Do We Do Spiritual Practices?
I've been editing a superb book recently by Lynne Baab on spiritual practices. (Called Joy Together, it'll be out in the fall.) After exploring what congregations and churches can do to grow with God...
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Thank You, Flunking Sainthood Readers!
OK, I admit it. I have a Google Alert on the title Flunking Sainthood, so that the search engine lets me know when...Read the full post here »
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