John Blase is a writer, editor, husband of one and father of three. He lives out West but he'll always be from the South. His books include "Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas," "Start With Me: A Modern Parable" and most recently "Smack Dab in the Middle of God’s Love" and "All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir" (both co-written with Brennan Manning). He ponders faithfully at http://thebeautifuldue.wordpress.com/.