Having experienced some of these losses in the past few months, I’d love to write and write about my response to this article about “losing your voice,”, but since I don’t have that much writing stamina right now, I’ll just suggest you read this article and imagine how someone who thinks about our constant struggle with performance idolatry someone who sees grief as a holy emotion might view this challenge. Losing Voice( If you aren’t aware, Christopher Hitchens is a great writer and perhaps one of the world’s better-known atheists, author of the book, God Is Not Good.)

Getting excited about next week’s Gospel Coalition for women, I’ve been reading blogs from various speakers. I really liked this one by Noel Piper, who stayed at our house with her husband and two children almost 17 years ago during a hurricane, though that’s another story:-). I hope to get to reconnect with her at the conference. That’s Not Fair

In the just plain fascinating category – Monday Dots on a website devoted to helping create great presentations: Garr Reynolds and Jeff Monday

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