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Terri Schiavo, Scott Peterson, and the redemption of Easter

Do you ever feel hopeless about the state of the world? How little regard for life, for anything sacred? Do you ever just want to escape? My two-year-old, Ellie, enjoys Finding Nemo. I’m not sure, but it might be her current favorite movie. There’s one line that always brings a smile to my face. When Dory, the blue fish with
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I Survived Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference 2005

Quick post tonight as I’m already snoring while I type here. I go to many writers conferences each year in search of new talent to acquire and each conference has a unique flavor. Mt. Hermon is my favorite, and it’s a good thing because it’s the one that requires the most from me. I’m not complaining, believe me. I love
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The Celebration Continues…

For those of you aware of it, Pat Loomis has begun what I’m sure will be the next wave in Christian publishing, a blog-linking, cross-promotional thing called a “Celebration of New Christian Fiction.” We’re basically a bunch of like-minded folks and forward-thinking writers like you who are hoping to have a positive impact in our little community. I’ve been honored
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The Emergent Zeitgeist

David Murrow has a new book out, Why Men Hate Going to Church (Thomas Nelson) that sounds intriguing. “Explains why men find institutional Christianity so unappealing—and calls the church to respond to men’s God-given, masculine needs and gifts. It’s Sunday morning. Where are all the men? Golfing? Playing softball? Watching the tube? Mowing the lawn? Sleeping? One place you won’t
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Forging Headlong Into the Familiar Frontier

NEWS FLASH: This just out! Don Miller, with Lauren Winner (Girl Meets God, Real Sex, Mudhouse Sabbath), Rick McKinley (founding pastor of Imago Dei in Portland, author of Finding Jesus in the Margins), Derek Webb (I See Things Upside Down), and Chris Seay (The Tao of Enron) is launching a high-quality literary and music publication called THE ANKENY BRIEFCASE. They’re
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