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This morning as I was running I listened to an interview with an author who did most of her research in Paris. The bulk of the medical archives she needed were located there, so she lived in Paris for months at a time while she was working. My brain stopped Read more…

By kristi, 13 years11/29/2011 ago

Seeing Christ Everywhere

First Snow

First snow of the season on an autumn day. Bright sun shines down through white-tipped, green and gold mottled leaves. Snowy clumps and weighty drops are dislodged from heavily laden branches. They rain down in a steady shower of gleaming gemstones, creating multitudes of muted percussions as they hit the Read more…

By kristi, 13 years10/28/2011 ago

Kristi's bookshelf: faith

Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women

Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women

by Sue Edwards

There is such wisdom in these pages! The authors present this important topic in an engaging, practical manner. I found myself flying through the book and highlighting like crazy; I’m excited to implement what I have learned. Organic Men...

Peculiar Treasures

by Frederick Buechner

That may be one of the loveliest things I’ve ever read. And I’m not talking religious pie-in-the-sky happy-clappy because if you know me then you know that I can’t stand that stuff. This book was sarcastic and irreverent and funny and po...

Building a Discipling Culture

by Mike Breen

I think that if you read the first two chapters of this book, you’ve pretty much got the picture. Premise: There’s a lack of depth/growth/love in the Christian community. Why? Because people aren’t being discipled to truly know Christ an...

He Loves Me!: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection

He Loves Me!: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection

by Wayne Jacobsen

This book is for those who wonder if there’s a God, for people who believe there’s a God but wonder how He feels about you, for the religious who have been working hard to stay in God’s good graces, for those who can’t imagine that God w...

Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories

by Carolyn Custis James

When my mother gave this book to me, she said, “It’s not what you’re thinking.” Indeed, it was not. It was much much better than anything I had anticipated. I had expected a re-hashing of familiar old stories and perhaps a new perspectiv...

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Seeing Christ Everywhere

Grace in the Mundane

Seeing Christ Everywhere

First Snow