You Are Needed: Disability, Interdependence, and the Body of Christ
You are needed. You are needy. We need each other. I got to share those words on Sunday morning for our final gathering at a Laity Lodge retreat, and they are still…
Disability: Tragedy, Inspiration… or Something Else? with Matthew Mooney
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E15 — Tired of feeling like you have to “fix” your child—or turn their life into an inspiration story? Parents of kids with disabilities are often…
February 2026 • Links Worth Your Time
Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of February… SHOWS The Pitt…
Reimagining the Good Life: Faith, Disability, and the Way of Love
There’s a moment in the recent Billy Joel documentary, And So It Goes, where he describes writing the song “Big Shot.” He says it came out of this period in his…
How Disability Parents Can Get Organized Without Burning Out with Angela O’Brien
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Ep 14 — If paperwork and clutter are exhausting you, you’re not alone. Professional organizer Angela O’Brien, mom to a young adult daughter with Down syndrome,…
How to Strengthen Your Marriage While Parenting a Child with Disabilities
Early in our marriage, Peter and I learned—the hard way—that we do not process stress and grief the same way. We’re not alone. Parenting a child with disabilities amplifies the…
The Dispatch | Finding the Good Life in an Age of Designer Babies and High Achievers
When our daughter Penny was born, I was a student at Princeton Seminary. I stumbled through the basic Greek of the New Testament and enjoyed the hours of theological debate…
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From Valentine’s Day Hater to Grateful Parent: Finding Love in Everyday Moments
I used to be a Valentine’s Day hater. Other than our first year of dating (which is to say, many decades ago), Peter and I have avoided romantic gestures on…
Thriving in Marriage as Disability Parents with Todd and Kristin Evans
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Ep 13 — There's a myth out there that raising a child with disabilities will doom a marriage. But the data tells a different story. In…
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How to Help Your Child Thrive During School Transitions: Lessons on Inclusion and Belonging from Special Education Success
When Penny was transitioning from elementary school to middle school, the school invited her to come in before the year started so she could walk the building, see where her…
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