AJB Recommends: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
As a white person who grew up in neighborhoods with very little crime, the police and the court system seemed utterly trustworthy. Sure, mistakes were made sometimes but that's just…
Thoughts from September 11-15, 2017
As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…
Thoughts from September 4-8, 2017
As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…
AJB Recommends: GodSpace by Keri Wyatt Kent
Does anyone else operate on a school-year schedule, and thus feel like September is the beginning of a new year? I have spent the past few weeks setting "goals" for…
Thoughts from August 24-September 1, 2017
For eight years, I blogged regularly. It started as a once a week post about our family. In time I moved to Beliefnet, then Patheos, then Christianity Today, where I…
What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love
Today is day five of middle school for Penny. She has weathered it better than I have--great attitude, tremendous excitement about the prospect of hot lunch (which wasn't available daily…
AJB Recommends: Unseen by Sara Hagerty
One of the perks of being an author is that people send me books for free. I have a stack on my desk right now that I'm eager to look…
Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…
Penny and her family at Epcot, or what love and knowledge together look like
What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…
When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…
