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That Distant Land

“That Distant Land: The Collected Stories” by Wendell Berry A perfect introduction to Wendell Berry, this includes all of his short stories, written over four decades and covering more than 150 years of the fictitious history of the small, fictional town of Port William in …

Gilead

“Gilead: A Novel” by Marilynne Robinson Brilliantly written and theologically articulate, this is too close to home for me as a pastor. This novel is written in the voice of an old pastor from a line of pastors, as if it were letters he is …

BOOKS

During the time I’ve had my blog, I’ve always kept a list of the books I’ve been reading. I had envisioned wonderful reviews of every book, but never made that a reality. So I’ve been trying to clean it up and write a little bit …

The Glass Castle

“The Glass Castle: A Memoir” by Jeannette Walls I suppose if I were to try and pick out a common theme in what I speak and write, this would easily be in the top five: the internal and external pressure to hide who we really …

Messages from Hebrews

Over the last few months, we’ve been journeying together as a church through the book of Hebrews. I’ve really enjoyed studying and speaking from different portions of the book. On May 6, we began the journey by looking at the first three verses. In the …

Re-entry

Hello! My name is Gregg, and once upon a time this blog was created as an outlet and a discipline for writing. Along the way, I unexpectedly made some new friends and joined a community. I had fun, and in typical Gregg fashion, I became …

India

I want to share some news with you that I’m really excited about: I’m going to India with my daughter Hayley in August. Tonight she said, “I really want to see what another country is like!” For years, I have been convinced and committed to …

Talli’s home

05-28-07_1256.jpg Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Talli’s home!

Japan

Our oldest daughter, as I write this, is over the Aleutian Islands. After months of preparation, weeks of Japanese classes, days of shopping and hours of packing, Talli left early this morning with a group of 17 students from her school as exchange students to …

Thanks, Martin!

Technology destroys relationships…sometimes. But because of QuakerQuaker.org, I have new relationships that have truly changed me. I started this blog as a personal outlet, writing about my own thoughts. It was to be a writing discipline alone. What I ended up discovering is that blogging …