Anger, Ashes & Compassion

Susan Isaacs March 9th, 2010

One March afternoon in my first year of college, I stopped at the school's theater box office to buy tickets to some nihilistic bucket-o-blood experimental theater production. I had to see it for class credit. I noticed the woman behind the glass had a black smear on her forehead. Maybe she had to do scene painting for class credit? So I kindly informed her of the schmutz.

"It's Ash Wednesday," she glared.

"Oh, yes of course!" I apologized. I may have added that I w … (Read More)

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Destruction in Haiti (and the Destructiveness of Words)

Susan Isaacs February 2nd, 2010

My husband Larry used to travel a lot when he wrote for World Vision. He visited countries all over the world that suffer from poverty. World Vision's mission is to help the poor with basic needs and education. Larry's a pretty idealistic guy, but Haiti was the only country he felt was beyond hope. He could physically feel the oppression and despair. He couldn't wait to leave. In fact, the official he interviewed encouraged him to do so as soon as possible. Get out of Dodge.

We& … (Read More)

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Clusterfuzzle - Susan Isaacs on SBE

Erik Guzman January 15th, 2010

Anne Lamott says that laughter is the carbonated form of holiness. If that's true, Susan Isaacs is an effervescent, snarky, super-saint.

Join Susan on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss the tragedy in Haiti, Pat Robertson, and we finally get the answer to the question, "If there's a good God, why does he allow so much pain and suffering?" How's that for comedy?!! Waka waka.

We also talk about Susan's current projects and, in her words, "the c … (Read More)

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Pregnant, single teen… gives birth to Saviour!

Susan Isaacs December 22nd, 2009

This past Sunday’s New Testament reading was from Luke 1: Mary Visits Elizabeth and Mary’s Magnificat. If you’re like me and you’ve been going to church for years, it’s easy to gloss over the Christmas stories with detached calm. You know it turns out OK: Joseph doesn’t divorce Mary, Jesus is born, and the wise men return home by another way. Personally, I have a hard time visualizing the players as anyone other than the figurines from my childhood crèche: blonde Mary in her pink dr … (Read More)

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Rejected by eHarmony!

Susan Isaacs November 11th, 2009

How do you get rejected by eharmony? Start by telling the truth.

Two and a half years ago, I decided I needed to get over my ex. It had been five months since we broke up, and he managed to meet someone the following week. So I did something I swore I would never do. I tried internet dating.

Five years ago, internet dating felt like a realm reserved for the desperate. Mail-order brides, ex-nuns with facial hair, obese IT nerds who live alternate lives online as robo-cut Japanese animé heroe … (Read More)

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A Million Miles - Donald Miller on SBE

Erik Guzman October 16th, 2009

Join Donald Miller on Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss his new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life.

(If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see audio player options.)

One catch, our connection was so bad that Don might as well have been a million miles away. We only had him for a short time. But don't let that stop you from listening. We had a great discussion about the new book and the impact it can have as … (Read More)

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