Mark McMinn
Lost in Odesa
I’ve never been so lost as in the summer of 1999. Brent (a doctoral student) and I visited Odesa, Ukraine to teach classes on pastoral...
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Grace Swirls Blog
Mark McMinn
- Nov 18, 2021
- 3 min
On Polymaths, Luddite Spreadsheets, and Virtue
I learned a new word while researching Benjamin Franklin. A polymath is a person with wide-ranging knowledge who is able to solve...
Mark McMinn
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Why I'm Right and You're an Expletive (in 3 easy steps)
Some have likened writing a book to giving birth, but I fear this metaphor trivializes what it's like to actually have a baby. Writing a...
Mark McMinn
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
A Reflection of a Reflection
Like so many others, I find myself in a season of not sleeping well. As a psychologist, I know the sleep hygiene tricks and even follow a...
Mark McMinn
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
Lost and Found
A dear friend, Jeff, whom I have known and loved for many years now, just reminded me of this final section of a book I wrote long ago....
Mark McMinn
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Remembering
Lisa and I just finished playing a game of HORSE, but she wanted a handicap so for me it was PIG and for her it was DONKEY. I won't say...
Mark McMinn
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Redeeming Birch
I love theology, but sometimes it sits too comfortably and passively in my head. Yesterday our friend Karl made it come alive again. When...
Mark McMinn
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Rupture and Repair
There's nothing in my John Deere lawn tractor manual describing how it can be used to rip siding off a hen house, but I found out a...
Mark McMinn
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Purple Bar beyond Dystopia
It's official. Finland is the place to be. For four years in a row it has topped the list as the happiest country in the world, according...
Mark McMinn
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Right to Left
Nope. This isn't a political post. They're not hard to find, though, if that's what you're looking for. This post is about electric...
Mark McMinn
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
How to Open a Cheese Stick
Who knew there is a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame? One of the inductees is Dr. Henri Breault, who invented the first child-proof cap for...
Mark McMinn
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Grace upon Grace
From a Starbucks near a convention center a long time ago His name wasn’t Matt. Even if non-Matt weren’t a reader of this blog, I would...
Mark McMinn
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Last and First Thing We Need
The last thing we need is another blog. The first thing is grace. Yes, we live in a blinding blizzard of information. Almost 2.5...
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