Rachel McMillan talks about Sherlock and faith…and it is awesome.

Guess who’s here today! One of my favorite Canadians…Rachel McMillan. She is great, people. Some reasons why: She likes Dr. MacNeill and has, in fact, waxed eloquent on him before right here on this blog. She introduced me to this music video which might be one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. And she loves Sherlock. The BBC version, …

A glimpse into the heart of the God I don’t always get.

<– OK so I was looking for some sort of depiction of Absalom from the OT for this post and instead came across this…a photo of Absalom Baird, who was apparently a Union general in the Civil War. Two things that were SO funny to me about this: 1) Absalom in the Bible was all proud of his hair. BUT …

That time I fainted in a Subway*

I know I’m not British. I know my time studying/interning in London wasn’t all that lengthy. And I still can’t do a good British accent. But none of that has sidetracked my love for all things British.** And thus, I get a huge kick out of @SoVeryBritish on Twitter. And this tweet last month totally had me giggling:   Panicking …

Resolutions for Writers (+ a good word + maybe I don’t need a plan)

There’s been a fun trend in past years, especially around the blogosphere, of shirking New Year’s Resolutions in favor of “One Word” to focus on in the coming year. That’s cool. Many people pick a Bible verse to go along with their word and make special effort to grow in that area in their life. That kind of thing. I …