Two-Year Anniversary of To Be Made Well
Do you want to be made well? It’s a question that Jesus asks, but it’s also a question we can ask ourselves. Whether we are talking about our bodies, our…
Do you want to be made well? It’s a question that Jesus asks, but it’s also a question we can ask ourselves. Whether we are talking about our bodies, our…
We now officially have three teenagers under our roof. Which means we have lots of pop music playing at all hours. And we go through more snacks than we do…
I don’t know why I wasn’t weepy with Penny’s final night of cheerleading. Maybe I’m in total denial that her time in high school is coming to an end. Maybe…
Go where Jesus goes. See who Jesus sees. Tell the story that Jesus tells. I had a chance to preach at Matthews United Methodist Church last week, and together we…
Every summer our family of five travels to Nauvoo, Alabama, for one week. It’s an unusual decision—we leave the relatively cool nights and sunshiny days of July in Connecticut for…
Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why would a Christian author immerse her stories in darkness? Why would she use violent imagery that directly relates to Christianity, race, class, disability, and illness?…
A friend recently pointed out that I need to experience healing in the midst of the false narratives I tell myself. As some of you already know, I tell myself…
As a part of an ongoing desire to honor Penny’s capacities as an adult with Down syndrome, I’m learning to change my prepositions. I keep catching myself talking about things…
Here are nine of the books, movies, podcasts, and essays that helped me learn, think, and grow this past month... 1. Book: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. I…
What if, as mothers, we believed our own belovedness and passed that belief along to our daughters? I really appreciated Alexandra D’Amour’s essay for the New York Times about toxic…