Tag: Wild Goose Festival

How to Get Your FREE Copy of One Breath at a Time, Chapter 1!

How to Get Your FREE Copy of One Breath at a Time, Chapter 1!

This year’s Wild Goose Festival did not disappoint. Enjoy the photos here.  Attendees got a FREE sneak-peek of my third book, One Breath at a Time: A Skeptic’s Guide to Christian Meditation.  Now, it’s your turn! We’re emailing out the first chapter, “Head Clutter: Reluctant Beginnings,” 

Come Breathe and Sabbath with Upper Room Books at the Wild Goose Festival

Come Breathe and Sabbath with Upper Room Books at the Wild Goose Festival

The annual Wild Goose Festival is less than one week away! Fred and I are delighted to join Upper Room Books authors Hannah Shanks, Whitney Simpson, and Kristen Vincent, as well as Acquisitions Editor Joanna Bradley for this year’s fun. If you’re headed to the festival for 

Unplug, #ForSabbathsSake

Unplug, #ForSabbathsSake

One year ago, I began writing For Sabbath’s Sake: Embracing Your Need for Rest, Worship, and Community. There’s a reason this book bubbled up from all the rest. I was working four part-time jobs in three counties; my mother had been diagnosed with dementia; and 

Marked by Faith: The Spirituality of Tattoos

I’m fascinated with tattoos. Though I have none, it hasn’t stopped my from querying everyone I meet who has an intriguing mark on his or her body. Fred cringes in face-palming embarrassment when I inquire: “Tell me about your tattoo!” holding up grocery store lines and 

A Woman’s Place is in the … Pulpit?

Editor’s Note: This post was inspired by the recent Upper Room Books blog article, “A Woman’s Place is in the … Pulpit?” and the just-released book, There’s a Woman in the Pulpit: Christian Clergywomen Share Their Hard Days, Holy Moments, and the Healing Power of Humor  

Wild Goose Festival 2014: What Does “Living Liberation” Mean?

What is “Living Liberation” mean for me? What does it mean for you? I’m about to find out. My hunch is that this year’s Wild Goose Festival is about challenging the status quo of Christianity, religion, spirituality, culture, and politics. “Living Liberation! simply means “learning to