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…
Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, and the Power of Entertainment as Art: Finding Joy and Meaning in Shared Experiences
The halftime show was both art and entertainment, and that’s the best kind of both. I am not a fan of Bad Bunny. (I’m also not not a fan. I…
How The Pitt Gets Disability Right: Realistic Representation in TV Healthcare
I’ve been noticing how The Pitt portrays people with disabilities. As with most everything else, they do a good job. First, there are the disabled patients who come into the…
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The Pizza Order: A Story of Disability and Belonging at Church, at School, and Beyond
I recently flew to Chicago to the Covenant Church’s Midwinter Conference. I spoke from Luke 14 about Reimagining Church Life with Disability. I’ve now written or taught about that passage a…
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