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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Yippee, an IPPY — “Wrestling with God” Wins the Gold

April 14, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

IPPY-awards Independed Publishers Book Awards

Great news! “Wrestling with God” has won a gold medal IPPY  in the annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. The category is Religion, Eastern-Western. Read more.

Blame My Spam-Riddled Inbox If I’ve Been Ignoring You

April 7, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Papers stacked in a home office inbox -- like a spam-riddled email in-blox. Photo by Barbara Newhall

It’s been kinda lonesome here at BarbaraFalconerNewhall.com lately. That’s because of my my spam-riddled in-box – no one can get through. Read more.

Donald Trump Outs the Elephant in the Pro-Life Room

April 2, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall Donald Trump has stepped in it again. And this time the manure comes from the elephant in the room — the pro-life room. I’m hoping against hope that Donald Trump — pro-life, pro-choice or whatever he turns out to be — never

What a Tulip Can Do — If You Ask It

March 31, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

11th Annual Tower Chapel Tulip Exhibition, Mouintain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA "BUBBLIN TULIPS," HOWARD J. ARENDTSON, H JULIEN DESIGNS, BERKELEY. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Floral designers showed off what a tulip can do — if you ask it nicely — at the Annual Tulip Exhibition at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California. Read more.

Our Sin — Or God’s? My Gino Geraci Talk Revisited

March 24, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

a dead bird dropped on a homeowner's doorstep by the neighbor's cat. Photo by Barbara Newhall

To my mind, given our evolutionary origins, there can be no original sin. God’s sin, maybe — but not human sin, not inherent human depravity. Read more.

My Chat With Gino Geraci — Here’s the Link

March 23, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

KRKS_FM talk show host and Christian pastor Gino Geraci hosts the Crosswalk radio show in Denver. Crosswalk photo.

If you missed my conversation last week with Gino Geraci on his KRKS-FM 94.7 Crosswalk radio show in Denver, here’s a link to the podcast. Read more.

Gino Geraci, the Denver Talk Show Host, Will Be Plying Me With Questions Today

March 16, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

KRKS_FM talk show host and Christian pastor Gino Geraci hosts the Crosswalk radio show in Denver. Crosswalk photo.

I’ll be interviewed today, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, by Gino Geraci of KRKS-FM radio in Denver. The time is 4 p.m. Mountain Time. The show is Crosswalk. Read more.

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Sheltering at Home Day 2: Oh, No! Our Porta-Potty Is Gone

porta-potty-taken-awayTerrible news. They’ve hauled away our porta-potty. Which means that work has ground to a halt on our half-finished house remodel. Read more.

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