Anne has a faith that is not "over there," one that is kept in a glass case on a dusty shelf that no one is allowed to hold or touch. She is the champion of eloquently describing these beautiful, funny, small moments: glimmers of the bigger messages and themes in life.

James Taylor composed this album when he was experiencing the loss of several dear people in his life. In some ways similar to John Mayer's "Continuum," Taylor's ability to capture profound loss and pain in a beautiful, bittersweet way make it feel like it's all going to work out.

At a time of deep questioning, this album came out and met me where I was - banged up but wanting so badly to be hopeful: to know it was all part of bigger stuff. In March of 2007 a musician in our church played "The Heart of Life" in response to John Mayer's own query about when and how the world is going to change.

I was cautious when I started this book: images of women being swept off their feet and being saved by strong men made my liberal arts-educated skin squirm and my critical eyebrow arch defiantly. Once you delve into this book more deeply, though, there is much to be gained: the Eldredges examine the questions that God puts on women's hearts as Stasi explains these questions in her own life.

Thich Nhat Hanh was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize. That act in and of itself represents what this book captures: a meaningful call for Buddhists and Christians to examine and own the interconnectedness of their faiths in a movement to work for peace.