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The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
I just finished reading Mark Batterson’s latest book, The Circle Maker. If you have followed Coffee Shop Journal at all, you know that Batterson is one of my favorite authors in the current Christian...
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The Big Game: Superbowl 2012 and the Nuns
I heard a great story on Fox News yesterday morning while I was getting ready for my day. Since the story involved human trafficking, an issue that I care about deeply, I stopped what I was doing and...
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God in a Brothel by Daniel Walker: Book Review
I’ve been drifting at the edges of the human trafficking issue for a year or two now, joining my church in the Hope for Freedom cause, reading, talking, networking. I have sat with prostitutes who...
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Inexplicable
Inexplicable Inexplicable. One medium sized word that inspired the entire direction of the second half of our lives. It is a great word, if you think about it. Life is inexplicable. It is filled with...
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Run
My family is clamoring for attention. “Check this out for me, please?” “Before you go, can you just look at this…” “I need you for just a moment.” My mind can barely process the requests. They tumble...
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Seasons
From a walk to Lexington Center last week It’s that time of year again…the time when everyone ELSE in the country begins to talk about seasons! I love fall, and this New England girl always feels a...
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Alzheimer’s: Scared of the Dark
Some days I feel as if I accomplish nothing. Absolutely nothing. I am bombarded by the mountains of details in life: my closet needs to be cleaned out, my kid needs to be moved across the country, my...
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The Group: a short story in a big world
Prologue This little short story started out as a dream I had not long ago. In my dream, I was frustrated and then challenged by my Pastor as he seemingly refused to take charge of a group of people...
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John W. Gardner: Leaders are Lifelong Learners
I came across this speech by John W. Gardner today. I don’t often get stopped in my tracks by speeches from nearly 25 years ago, but when Harvard Business Review posted an article on lifelong learning,...
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