My friend Sarah has been baptized three times.
The first time she was an infant, wrapped in folds of white lace. But Sarah’s family did not attend church regularly when she was a child, and so—when she started...
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Feb 21, 2013
by twatson6087
When you think about people who live in a palace, what image comes to mind? Do you visualize Queen Elizabeth II residing in Buckingham Palace? Or perhaps some character from Downton Abbey?
According to co-authors Timothy...
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Feb 14, 2013
by glynnyoung
A colleague and I were talking about the value of work—why we perceive some work as more important or “worthy” than other work, and how that spills over to the perception that some people are more valuable...
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Feb 4, 2013
by lauraboggess
In the foreword to Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work, Katherine Leary Alsdorf shares the story of how she became acquainted with Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, through an invitation to...
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Jan 28, 2013
by Ann Kroeker
Recently, a friend visited our home and was drawn to the living room with its shelves of books.
“You can tell a lot about a person from the books they read,” she said.
She ran her finger along rows of spines...
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Jan 21, 2013
My mom thought I should become a flight attendant—mostly so she could get discounted travel. But I wasn’t quite tall enough, and my vision was less than perfect.
I’d read The Nun’s Story by Kathryn...
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Jan 14, 2013
by cherylsmith
I love the look, feel, and smell of books; but I confess, I’ve not read many of the Classics. So I was nervous about reading my friend Dr. Karen Swallow Prior’s Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me.
I’ve...
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Jan 7, 2013
by lauraboggess
If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book with you, which one would you choose? (Okay, so maybe we know what the One Book would be, but what if you could only have two?) I’m thinking about my...
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Dec 3, 2012
by lauraboggess
I told him we shouldn't go. What could I possibly need from a bookstore when my home is already in danger of being featured on an episode of Hoarders: Book Barrage? But it was Black Friday and we had driven 150 miles to...
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Feb 20, 2012
by lauraboggess
Dear Mr. Brooks,
There is a campaign going on. Have you noticed? I am not typically one to give political advice, but I’ve been reading your book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and...
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