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LATEST ARTICLES ( 193 )

• The Best Pizza in the World Is Still the Best.

  

  Improbably enough, there is an excellent Italian restaurant in Zomba, but they don’t serve pizza. I did, however, discuss pizza with the owner, not in order to... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wednesday Recipe: Truly Delicious Banana Muffins

  

  I still haven’t quite gotten over the fact that things like avocados and bananas are now ‘local food,’ and sometimes very local. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Because It Is The ‘Greatest on Earth,’ But Because It’s Mine

  I’m not a flag-waving American. I don’t think that my country is the ‘greatest country in the world,’ and I cringe at phrases like “God Bless the USA,” simply... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Worst Hard Time

  

  I’m nearly finished with Timothy Egan’s book The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the American Dust Bowl, and I highly recommend it.{via... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Stories, Not Pictures: Because, Sorry, Dove, ‘Real’ Beauty Can’t Be Captured by ...

  

  When I saw this cool post in the UK-based newspaper Mail Online–“Mother Shuns Disney Princess Ideal and Dresses Daughter Up as Five REAL Heroines from History” ... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stories, Not Pictures: Maybe We Could Find Ways Of Celebrating That Don’t Involv...

  

  When I saw this cool post in the UK-based newspaper Mail Online–“Mother Shuns Disney Princess Ideal and Dresses Daughter Up as Five REAL Heroines from History” ... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eat With Joy And Justice

  Do you know PRISM magazine? You should! It’s published by Evangelicals for Social Action, and the latest issue is all about FOOD JUSTICE. Check it out!And... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Have Your Cake and Jesus Too.

  I have a new post up at Relevant, and it’s one that’s dear to me in its concerns, and touches on the heart of what my new book is about. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saying Bad Words

  

  I’m very pleased to announce that I have an essay in this upcoming book, which is now available for pre-order through Indiegog0, along with interesting... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wait, Why Is Canning Your Own Jam Suddenly ‘Cool’?

  

  I have a review of Emily Matchar’s new book Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity up at Christianity Today. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Disaster Stories

  

  I’m not sure why it is, but I love reading stories of disaster or near-disaster. I’ve already confessed my morbid fascination with stories of epidemic disease,... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Going Down to the Sea in Ships

  

  23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters;24they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.25For he commanded an... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Madonna: Humanitarian Diva? (And How Not To Do Good.)

  Earlier this month, Madonna visited Malawi with her children, and, though she’d requested to meet with President Joyce Banda, she didn’t get to see her nor... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Faking It, Pharmaceuticals, and Whistleblowing

  

  I’ve been feeling crappy for a while.Can I blame my awful, terrible allergies on my parents? Because I have always had awful, terrible allergies, and, yes, I... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Cat

  

  I’m going to take a page out of Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum’s book and start a new tradition. On Fridays, I’m posting cat pictures. Okay? Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• If You’d Like to Write a Book…

  Well, now that I’ve published a book, I get to sit back and sagely dispense Wisdom on Writing, right?Wrong, but, now that I’ve published a book, I’ve had... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pancit Bihon (Rice Noodle Stir-Fry with Lots of Vegetables)

  A few weeks ago we were in South Africa, and I was so excited to be able to go into a HUGE grocery store so that I could get, among other things, rice vermicell... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Does Tim LaHaye Have to Do with Doulas?

  I have a new post up at Christianity Today’s women’s blog–her.meneutics–about the role of the labor doula, why Medicaid may soon pay for doula care, and why... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• In Praise of Audiobooks

  Unless you have a lot of household help, or a large family of unusually capable children, I’m betting that there are at least some mindless drudge tasks that yo... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Joy of Ranking High on the Food Chain.

  

  My kids are proud of me for having written a book, especially when I showed them that their names are mentioned in the acknowledgements. Every time we read a... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION