If you’ve been exposed to any sort of media the last week or so, you’ve likely seen a number of year and decade recapping lists.  Lists are generally fun to write, allow the composer to bask in the genius of their own opinion, and can be prepared to run in the dead week between Christmas...

When my nephew, an Iraq war veteran, married recently his brother bought him a gift – an assault rifle. I was mortified. “John, why in the world would you buy David an assault rife?” I implored. “Uh, because he gave me one for my birthday,” John replied, as if the exchange of assault...

“Where is Christ for you right now?”  This question was posed at the 11pm Christmas Eve service at my parents’ church, after which we were encouraged to take a few moments of silence to reflect. Truth be told, Christ wasn’t forefront for me this season.  In fact, the only time I really thought...

I’ve stated a number of times the ’00s were the Golden Age of television, when HBO and a number of network shows officially blew the film industry out of the water. When we look back on the great stories of this decade, we’ll remember books like Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead”,...

#10: 2001 Our country took a hit this year. The hit was so bad, it was enough to define the rest of the decade as the ‘Post-9/11 Era.’ P.O.D. also released their album Satellite on September 11th. Their song ‘Alive’ became America’s anthem for the rest of the year. It should...

On Christmas Eve of 2006, I boarded a plane in Connecticut and flew home to Chicago.  My parents and siblings picked me up from the airport, and we drove to church for the Christmas Eve service. I had always hoped I’d be like Mary – a young woman who loved God, whose life took an extraordinary turn. ...

I have this theory about God. Unlike the theories of evolution, mine lacks any scientific proof whatsoever. I tell you that because if you’re the type of person who needs hard facts or empirical evidence, or simply a text message, well, honey, I got none of that. What I do have is a gut feeling. Before...

My 14-year-old daughter Hannah and my husband Gary went to the Chicago auditions for America’s Got Talent this past weekend. I was there with them for the first three hours of their 10-hour wait to sing for 90 seconds for two unknown judges and a cameraperson. And they had quite a day…meeting Elvis...

David Gentiles, father of Hannah, Calla and Ariele, passed away Friday in Austin, Texas.  He was badly injured in a weightlifting accident, and held on long enough for his daughters to reach his side. David’s name should be familiar to fans of Donald Miller.  He was Don’s youth leader growing...

A few things that I found interesting this week around the internets: Fellow BWCer, Gayla, forwarded this story from Time Magazine about the Advent Conspiracy “movement.” As Gayla said, “great article but also funny – after posting an encouraging article about seeking the true...