This essay of mine appeared recently on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. It was a voice out of the wilderness. I was on a path in the mountains in Haiti recently, walking next to a…
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In 2007 I interviewed Eugene Peterson at PLNU’s annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, and I needled him a little about his not meeting with rock legend Bono because Peterson was on deadline for his translation…
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In 2007 I interviewed Eugene Peterson at our annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea, and I needled him a little about his not meeting with rock legend Bono because Peterson was on deadline for his…
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This essay of mine appeared recently on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog. The discussion was clearly resonating with the group. Or at least most of it. It was a Sunday School class I teach, and…
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My Nov. 22 2015 New York Times story about the Literary Scene in Iceland made the national news in that country, and was on the front page of the national broadcasting service website. You can…
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This story of mine originally appeared in the New York Times Nov. 22, 2015 Standing in the dark outside the Reykjavik public Library in the relentless damp chill that comes with a light rain…
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This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. I think it was the ax that made me stop the longest. It was the ax a man used to break up his…
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This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. David and I walk through the hilly, rocky area that used to be his bean field. He reaches down and pulls up a…
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This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. I have a friend who rides bikes. Expensive bikes. Ultra-light bikes. And you know what the rule is about bikes, right? The lighter…
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This essay of mine first appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog. If you’re traveling this summer, there is a chance you’ll be going through an airport or two. Would you mind if I offered…
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