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A Love Song for Delilah [at Deeper Story]

We usually do our monthly book reflection/giveaway on the first Monday of the month around here…but today I’m scheduled over at Deeper Story. I’m writing about Delilah, that biblical minx who seduced Israel’s strongman, Samson, in order to find the … Continue reading

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For the Youth Group Kid Leaving Home

It is the summer of your senior year, and you will spend it at the beach with your youth group. Around you, the sky will turn to dusk as you play Ultimate Frisbee, eat a hot dog straight from the … Continue reading

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The Big Thing I’ve Been Waiting to Tell You

I started writing my book during my MFA program at Hamline University a hundred years ago. We were freshly home from China, and I was working as a technical writer at a software company. I’d sit in 2pm meetings and … Continue reading

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