Fruitful Detours
I really like TED Talks (TED stands for technology, education, design). I have watched very few that were not really engaging, and I almost always learn something from them. Here are a few of my favorites. There. That should keep you busy for a few interesting hours.
Here are a few of my recent favorites: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Let me begin by saying that I loved this book. There are parts of it that are hard to read because they are so much like real life. People can be mean and prejudiced and selfish. Good people […]
I have loved libraries since I was young. I enjoy browsing the aisles, picking up random books that look interesting. It’s an unhurried space, where it is ok to relax and take your time. A library is one of the few places where one can follow a topic, get sidetracked along the way, and discover […]
I use free photography for this blog whenever I can. If I don’t take the pictures myself, I search for public domain photos on the internet. Public domain images are either really old, so that their copyright has expired (which takes 70 years or more after the death of the author in the U.S.; the […]
I’ve been reading a lot lately beyond my usual psychology and religion stuff. (Anyone up for Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder? My quick review: It’s a little dry.) There are so many great books out there that I can’t possibly get to all of them. I have read some excellent ones lately, so I […]
Frederick Buechner died on August 15, 2022. This hit me like a punch to the stomach. No one has touched me with their writing like Frederick Buechner. When I am writing a sermon and I think I have nothing to say, I read Buechner. When life gets hard, I read Buechner. When I was feeling […]
When I am doing an interview, this is one of my favorite questions: “Who are your favorite authors?” Of course, I learned a lot about some people right off the bat because they couldn’t name any. But hearing about the authors that resonate with someone can tell you a lot about them. What excites them? […]