A few weeks ago, Don Miller sent me one of his last drafts for A Million Miles In A Thousand Years. He asked if I would read it through and provide some quick chapter notes, so I did. By this point, Thomas Nelson has already sent out galleys for the book, but Don told me not to read that version. Apparently,...

Location: On Hennepin Avenue between 16th & 17th Streets in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota Website: http://www.mary.org/ Blog: https://mybasilica.mary.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=401&dgs1225=0 Architect: Emmanuel Louis Masqueray was born in Dieppe, France, in 1861. After studying architecture...

I call my mom tonight, both to say hello, and to talk to her about her upcoming party in September. You see, she’s turning 90, which means that she grew up in the great depression, married in the midst of the war, and raised my sister and I in the midst of Kennedy’s assassination, Vietnam,...

Donald Miller is the best-selling author of Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts and To Own a Dragon. He is currently writing his fifth book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, which explores the principles of story-telling in our lives. A feature film is in the works...

Before Tuesday, the last time I was in a theater was to see Step Brothers. Like all Will Ferrell movies since Anchorman, it was disappointing. I just don’t see movies much outside the house. But Away We Go held special allure. The screenplay was penned by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. It stars...

This was a Pandora find from last fall. I think it was under a Patty Griffin genre. But have you heard them yet?! Their first album Rabbit Songs was released in 2002 and they are currently doing music for New York City’s “Shakespeare in the Park” event. They are creating the score to “Twelfth...

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, your heart will be also.     Most...

I’m just going to say it: I’m worried that Michael Jackson’s death will overshadow the justice that Iranians are fighting for. Media coverage is huge, so huge that sometimes the role of media outlets are jokingly referred to as the fourth branch of the United States government. In this case, it’s...