With some looming deadlines for my dissertation, I thought I would post some of the more popular posts from the past on and off over the next couple of weeks.  This one is from April 2008: One of the most powerful moments at our Awaken event last week was the panel discussion hosted by Goodie Goodloe [...]read more

My old friend Leigh Vickery, who writes a food column in Tyler Texas interviewed me recently about all things food, including restaurants in Portland, something I don’t often get asked about, so I thought it would be fun to repost it on the blog. Thanks so much, Leigh! Bon Appetit! Do you cook? If so, what [...]read more

If writing a book about writing a movie about a book you once wrote about yourself isn’t the ultimate act of narcissism then doing a 65-city book tour promoting said book must be.  I’ve never been more tired of any human being than I am of myself these last few weeks. It’s endless talk about why [...]read more

Recently I purchased a new garbage disposal for my kitchen sink as the old one sounded like I’d dropped a watch in it. I got a referral from a friend for a good plumber, a man who happened to be a Christian, and I called him for an estimate. I called around and his price [...]read more