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Read an excerpt from my new book!

By in Books, Christianity, Spirituality, Writing

Paraclete Press, the publisher of my new book on the spiritual lessons from Narnia, has posted a generous excerpt from the book in PDF format online. Please take a moment to read it — and if you find it entertaining or useful, I hope you’ll order a copy (or three) for yourself or to give [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · December 6, 2010

Silence & Writer’s Block

By in silence, Writing

I have a friend who is struggling to complete a dissertation. Entire days can go by without writing a single sentence. Sitting at the computer is an exercise in fear and frustration. To say my friend has writer’s block is — well, you know, just another label. But like so many labels, it has a [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · December 1, 2010

Mysticism and Missing the Point

By in Christian mysticism, Writing

A reader named William Law (I wonder if he’s related to the author of A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life?) has not been shy about attacking the basic premise of this blog. Here are a few quotes from recent comments of his (all made to one recent post): The discussion of mysticism [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · November 24, 2010

Freshly (Im)Pressed, or, the Challenge of Writing

By in Writing

First of all, a big shout out and “thank you” to the good folks of WordPress.com who chose my post from yesterday, Of Death, Dementia and Dear Old Friends, to be featured on their “Freshly Pressed” page. This is the first time a post from this blog made it onto that site (where they daily [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · November 12, 2010

A Few Deep Breaths

By in Writing

I spoke with a friend of mine the other night, who does marketing consulting for publishers. We talked about my writing. Now that The Lion, the Mouse and the Dawn Treader has gone to press, my next project is to work on the new edition of The Aspiring Mystic which will hopefully be released in [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · November 9, 2010

Consistency

By in Contemplation, Spirituality

I’ve been praying — and thinking — a lot about consistency lately. I struggle with self-sabotage issues. I make a commitment, and then back away from it. I commit to spending an hour a day in silent contemplation, and then I over commit my life so that I just never seem to find the time [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · August 12, 2010

A Requiem for Finishing the Editing Process

By in Christian mysticism, Writing

So… you know the feeling when you’ve rushed to get to the airport, and dealt with parking, and ticketing, and security, and after what seems like an eternity you board your flight and find your seat, and only then you can finally relax. Before long the flight attendants close the door and show the security [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · April 23, 2010
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