Closing the Circle of Nature
One glorious summer morning years ago I left my children with their grandparents in a small town in Iowa and went off to my first encounter with …
The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
There are at least two Connection insights that Easter gives me today: I believe that Jesus Christ, through his life and teaching, his death and …
Book Review: Grace Notes, by Philip Yancey
Grace Notes: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim by Philip Yancey Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 5 stars out of 5 I found this daily devotional …
Why I’ve given up on self-improvement (and so should you)…
I hate Bradford Pear trees. Hate them. It’s not because they’re trees. Trees in general, I like. As a whole, nature is my friend. My dislike of the …
Liberating Women, one word at a time…
UPDATE: This post was originally published in 2011. Cyndi no longer has The Sophia Project blog. Introducing Cyndi Briggs I just love to find women …
Book Review: Indelible Ink: Christian Leaders Name The Books That Changed Their Lives
Update 2023 I’ve recently enjoyed going back to look at book reviews I wrote in the past to see if I might want to re-read any of the books. I …
Book Review: In the Likeness of God by Philip Yancey and Paul Brand
Our body is a living miracle and all the evidence we need that there is a divine Creator. In the Likeness of God by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey …