Today I listened to one of Rob Bell‘s recent podcasts. He’s looking back at some of the books that he’s written over the years and giving a quick take on how he views them now, several years after writing them. It’s interesting to hear his thoughts on some of his earlier work as I just recently went back over some old essays and was surprised to read some of the things I wrote. In the …
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I’m basically cheating this week because someone else did this roundup for me! My friend, Rhody, recommended I check out the TED Radio Hour podcast hosted by Guy Raz and this morning I downloaded the most recent episode. Raz basically pulls together different TED talks that encircle the some of the same issues and then gives a highlight reel of sorts, interviewing the speakers and making brief connections between the topics. I don’t know if …
For the roundup this week, I’ve got 1 essay, 1 poem, and 1 podcast for ya. I just returned from my second graduate school residency so I suppose I’ve got more literary things floating around in my brain at the moment – hence the essay and poem – and this is the podcast I saved to listen to on my drive home last weekend. It did not disappoint. As always, if you read or listen …
I’ve been on hiatus from social media since reading the Cal Newton article I mentioned in this week’s roundup. But that means I can’t post photos on Instagram since I took the app off my phone. I know that technically I can post photos from my desktop but it’s a bit of a racket and I don’t feel like figuring it out at the moment. So I’m posting one here instead. We had to install …
Ok, back on the wagon with the roundup! I have three things for you today. One article, one yoga video and one podcast. If you check them out, let me know! 01 First, the article. This is an interview with Cal Newton, author of Deep Work and Digital Minimalism. Newton’s thoughts have given me so much to think about and inspired me to take all social media off my phone. I haven’t regretted it. 02 …
(Or: Why I Didn’t Stand Up at Church Last Sunday) “Anyone else?” the pastor asked, scanning the sanctuary. “Anyone else need healing?” The lights had been dimmed and there were people on their feet dotted throughout the room. I felt a rustling on my right as the man sitting next to me put his phone on the floor and stood up. A woman two rows in front of me looked around skittishly before rising to …
It seems fitting to share a poem today, as I’ve been thinking about Mary Oliver so much the last couple of days. What a gift she gave to us. I read several of her poems this morning while I drank my coffee and decided I’d finish up this poem that I’ve been tinkering with for weeks. . Listen Listen for me Listen to the chatter of the ducksoutside the window and the whirof the dishwasher …
From the archives… I wrote this short reflection a year ago and I happened upon it today. I had forgotten the Mary Oliver poem and it felt like I was discovering it brand new. The sermon we heard on Sunday was mostly about prayer and this poem captures so perfectly how I think about prayer these days. Most weekday mornings, after dropping the boys off at school, I make some coffee and sit with it …
I like to call this the NBAs. Nance’s Book Awards. I had hoped to read 50 books in 2018 but alas, I only made it to 47. Sooo close. Ah well. There were 7-8 books that I only read half-way through before calling it quits so maybe if we pull all those parts together, it adds up to 3 more books? Officially, we’ll go with 47 but unofficially? Totally made it to 50ish. Ok, enough …
I was sick all last week and it gave me a lot of time to mope cry in my bed ponder the new year and some of the things I’ll like to embrace in the coming months. One of the things I’d like to work on this year came from the Alexander Shaia podcast that I linked up in the Christmas roundup so I decided to re-listen when I was near death crying in my …