Category: Books
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Take Me Deeper: Typography and Meaning
Next to writing, I think I like taking photos best. So when I was trying to develop the cover for Over Oceans, a collage (of sorts) came to mind. When I showed the initial design (of round three of cover designs) to an artist friend, she just looked at it and didn’t say much, turning it around…
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The Pilgrim’s Progress Will Make a Traveller of You
John Bunyan was a radical. Perhaps you might even call him a religious radical. And maybe some might call him a fanatic. Bunyan had no thought of hashtags or Twitter. He lived in the 17th century, a time when most book titles weren’t short enough to fit in a Tweet. His best-selling book, The Pilgrim’s Progress…
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Bonhoeffer and the Holier Angel
Dietrich Bonhoeffer made mistakes, but he understood the value of grace and repentance. When Hitler began to demand allegiance from pastors in Germany, Bonhoeffer fled to the United States. Not long after his arrival, he realized his wrong decision and returned to Germany to participate in efforts to overthrow the evils of Nazism. Six years later, Bonhoeffer was…
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The Busloads to Hell
Whether in the mind or the heart or in reality, hell is not a place that anyone wants to be. But people go there. By the busloads. Every moment. And no one, not even God, is sending them to hell. Hell is “the greatest monument to human freedom,” C.S. Lewis says. The occupants of hell…
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Actually, Balaam’s Ass Was Right
Balaam’s ass was a hero that deserves more press. (You can read the story of Balaam’s ass here.) She was afraid when she needed to be afraid. And she did what she could to obey God. Balaam’s ass became particularly precious to me about fifteen years ago. I had been invited to an exclusive dinner party.…
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One Mother and the World
Many people want to change the world. But, few do. That’s probably a good thing. Parents, whether they intend to or not, impact their children in all sorts of ways, and in ways they could never foresee or expect. I know a mother that starting reading to her daughter before she was a year old.…