While I may have walked yesterday where Thomas Becket and Richard Burton walked, I sat today where C.S. Lewis and JRR. Tolkien sat and compared notes, argued and discussed writing. It’s at a pub called…
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Today I tried to walk in that same purposeful way I remember Richard Burton walked toward the altar at Canterbury Cathedral in the movie “Becket.” It’s one of the most amazing movies I’ve ever seen, and…
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After a full day of seeing the inner chambers and halls of several different colleges associated with Cambridge University, my brain mush as a result of walking where Isaac Newton, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Francis Bacon,…
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At the Good Shepherd Church of Cambridge, England, this morning, John Polkinghorne told the congregation that we’d be celebrating the Eucharist a little differently because of the swine flu epidemic. Instead of sharing the common cup,…
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I have lived in San Diego and been a member of the news media here for 25 years. I have witnessed a shrinking presence and influence of the local media, especially in the last few…
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… in September 2009. It’s something I started working on about eight years ago, and it’s called God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World, published by Brazos Press. The idea…
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No one wants to end life’s journey wondering: Did my life count for something? Did I have a reason for being here? The stories in this book show that for people of all ages, income…
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Every Full-Moon Night (2006) and They Saw Only Feet (2007) were two collections of stories from missionary kids, recounting some of the life lessons they learned while growing up on the mission field. Both of…
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Dean Nelson was asked to create this book to celebrate the centennial of Point Loma Nazarene University. This collection of stories and images going back to the founding of the school shows the deep spiritual…
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Why do people change their lives? What evokes a sense of repentance from them? Is it the awareness that they are loved completely, that God comes to them through Jesus? Now–as they are, not as…
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