Sunday afternoon over a mall food court lunch, my husband and I began talking about celebrities we'd like to meet. While I can't remember exactly what led to this oh-so-deep lunchtime conversation, I do remember that we were creating our lists based not upon their looks, or the movies they've starred in, or the magazine covers they'd graced, but on television interviews we'd seen them give. Basically, which celebrities (movie stars, athletes, musicians, etc.) seemed -- in their interviews -- to be the kind of people we'd want to meet, really get to know and maybe even develop lifelong friendships.

Sadly, our lists of celebrities were short (and no doubt a bit judgmental, so I won't name names), but a couple of characteristics kept standing out. My husband would name someone and say, "She seems genuine," and I would follow with another name and the comment, "He doesn't seem to take himself too seriously." Other comments included: "She seems down-to-earth," "He seems fun to be around," and the list goes on.

When I was thinking today about how to blog about our Q&A with Margaret Feinberg, it dawned on me that she absolutely makes my list. I have never actually spoken to Mrs. Feinberg, nor have I ever heard her speak. The five questions she answered for this piece were issued and replied to via e-mail, I didn't conduct the podcast interview -- thanks go to Michael Kelley and the Threads folks for hooking us up with that -- and prior to her book, Scouting the Divine, I'd never read her work. But I really want to meet her!

All of those things that go into making someone the type of person you want to meet, she convinced me she has all of them by answering our five simple questions. I hope you'll agree.

Click here to check out the Q&A, and don't forget to listen to the short podcast while you're there (at the top, under "multimedia").

Entry by Brooklyn Lowery
Editor, LifeWay communications department

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