Debt reduction seminar article, column

My religion feature about a church-sponsored debt reduction seminar ran in today's Ledger.

It's Just a Minute weekend, too. Watch for the next installment in two weeks.

Added in the afternoon: I just noticed that Just a Minute is a featured story on the GateHouse News Service website. Cool.

Column debut!

Here it is! My very first (hopefully) regular column, Just a Minute, was launched in this weekend's Patriot Ledger. I might be more nervous now that it's actually in print! This link is for the page-view version, which will take you to the front page. The column is on page 101, or you can search for Fay and it will bring you to the right page. If the single-story link comes up later I'll post that, too.

There's an editor's note at the end of the column, soliciting feedback to features@ledger.com. If you liked the column, please feel free to let the editors know, even if you don't get the Ledger in print. And of course, I'd like to hear from you, too.

If you didn't like the column, please feel free to keep that to yourself. :)

Womyn Zone article

Here's my profile of local radio talk show host Jeanne White, which ran in the Womyn Zone section of today's Patriot Ledger.

Home again and column

Abby and I are back home. I'll write more about my trip another time, but the Cliffs Notes version is that it was fun, relaxing, and restorative, for both of us. And I was so happy to see Brian and Timmy when we got back that I got all teary in the car.

I had the Broad Sides column in the Womyn Zone section of today's Patriot Ledger. Much to my surprise -- I opened the paper and there it was.

Off to do my other job -- I have a piano lesson to teach in 10 minutes. But my brain is still in Texas, if not my heart.

LIFT article

My feature on LIFT ministries ran in the family section of today's Patriot Ledger. I really enjoyed working on this story, but wished I had remembered to bring my earplugs to the service. It was rock-the-rafters loud, and I'm the type who wears earplugs at the movies.

Decibel level aside, it was an interesting evening, wonderful in many ways, and I can see how it would really inspire people seeking a more modern approach to worship.

To borrow a slogan from another Christian denomination -- God is still speaking, and He speaks in different ways to different people. Just don't expect Him to use His indoor voice at LIFT.