Panes of Glass

It’s with great sadness that I come late to the table with the news of Robert Jordan’s death. My friend Randy told me about this only this weekend while at WordCamp. It’s true. There are apparently plans to finish his final book, but while I know a lot of people care, it just seems to [...]

For those who don’t know, author Madeleine L’Engle died September 6, 2007. She was one of my favorite authors, known mostly for her John Newberry Medal winner A Wrinkle in Time. Godspeed, Madeleine.
For those unfamiliar with Mrs. L’Engle’s books, she wrote everything from children’s books–of which Wrinkle was only the first of a four part [...]

I finished the final installment of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series this past Saturday morning at 3:30 am. It fulfilled all of my hopes, and Mrs. Rowling did a tremendous job on the entire series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows combined at once the many myths I’ve enjoyed reading since high school: Norse, [...]

Today, I received what I thought was a strange package. Inside, I found a book called Wikinomics. I had attended a webinar a few weeks ago and requested the presentation, which was also included in the package.
The concept presented in this book is quite fascinating: businesses are likely to gain significantly by becoming more transparent [...]

Brother Lawrence insisted that, to be constantly aware of God’s presence, it is necessary to form the habit of continually talking with Him throughout each day. To think that we must abandon conversation with Him in order to deal with the world is erroneous. Instead, as we nourish our souls by seeing God in His [...]

I am re-embarking on something I used to do often and in college ceased to do because it just caused me too much frustration. No, I’m not catching the bus to work. I don’t even know where the Woodlands Express drops off. I’m reading Brian Tracy’s book Goals!. I have read three chapters so far [...]

It is quite fitting that I should be writing this now, after the events of last night and this morning. I have recently read (actually, listened to on audiobook) A Tale of Two Cities and Les Miserables. I finished the latter this morning. Last night, in my Bible study class home team, [...]