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Why the Minnesota Twins Make the Spin of the Ball, and the World, Make Sense

By deannelson on October 7, 2009

Watching 54,000 people inflate the Metrodome with their cheering yesterday while their Minnesota Twins won a one-game playoff in the bottom of the 12-th inning , made me consider several things about baseball. Most of them involved memories….
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What a Beliefnet Blogger Says About My New Book (Hint: He Liked It!)

By deannelson on October 2, 2009

Scot McKnight is a writer and scholar who writes about the Chrisitian Church —  where it’s strong and where it’s not —  and he has an interest in connecting the modern church to its ancient…
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Now Appearing in Donald Miller’s Burnside Writer’s Collective; Announcing the Start of My Million Inches Tour

By deannelson on October 1, 2009

I have been a fan of Donald Miller’s ever since reading Blue Like Jazz. The humor, the depth, the doubt, all drew me into his attempt to live a life that was honest, difficult and…
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Connecting 9/11, Serving Others, and Experiencing God on the Mark Larson Show

By deannelson on September 15, 2009

I was interviewed by Mark Larson on KCBQ Radio on the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and he made an interesting connection between serving others and my new book, God Hides in Plain Sight….
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Boy Scouts, Mosquitoes and Sacraments on Clear Channel Radio

By deannelson on September 11, 2009

Last week I did an interview with Phil Farrar of ClearChannel Radio about my book, God Hides in Plain Sight. We talked about my being part of the news coverage of the Heaven’s Gate mass…
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New Beliefnet Essay on Science and Faith

By deannelson on September 9, 2009

Many of you know that I am working on a book project about the British scientist/theologian John Polkinghorne. He’s one of the scientists who helped develop knowledge of the smallest known particle, the quark; he’s…
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Interview with San Diego 6

By deannelson on August 31, 2009

Check out my interview with Lynda Martin on San Diego 6, Aug. 28:

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How a Journalist Sees God

By deannelson on August 24, 2009

I was interviewed today on KPBS about my life, faith, and new book God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World. The interview is with Maureen Cavanaugh (host of…
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Okay, So The Police Just Left The House

By deannelson on August 14, 2009

The above sentence is what my wife sent to me recently in the subject line of an email while I was still in England. Even if a person is in the same country or town,…
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Book Release Next Month — Here’s an Excerpt

By deannelson on August 6, 2009

I just got word from Brazos Press that my book God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World, will be released September 1. The book is about using the…
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