Delivered Into Rest: From Pharaoh to Peace
What happens when our identities emerge from resting in the love of God rather than obeying the demands of our cultural gods? Walter Brueggemann writes at the end of his…
What happens when our identities emerge from resting in the love of God rather than obeying the demands of our cultural gods? Walter Brueggemann writes at the end of his…
If your family is anything like mine, you have some area in your house where holiday cards accumulate until we decide it is time to recycle them, or, as happened…
Penny has given me permission to tell you that she has a boyfriend! And I finally got to see a picture of him. They go to school together, so I…
Apple YouTube Spotify More! What if the perfect family doesn’t exist—and never was supposed to? Theologian Emily McGowin, PhD, joins Amy Julia Becker to explore family life in America and…
I watched the viral video of Grace ​​Clements embracing her dad, the President of Clemson University. They tumble onto the stage together and get up for a more subdued, though…
Favorite books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I enjoyed in the month of May, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to… For Car Rides with Kids and…
Grief and Disability from Matthew Mooney on the podcast When a family receives a diagnosis—when they learn their child has a disability—grief often follows. Matthew and Ginny Mooney define grief…
Is disability a tragedy? Is it a gift? What place is there for grief and for joy in this story of disability so many of us are living within our…
Not a tragedy. Not alone. Not without hope. These were the ideas I shared with the families at Walnut Hill Community Church in my first live, in-person Reimagining Family Life…
I feel like I should be too old to have camp friends, but I guess that’s one more gift of getting involved in Hope Heals. Our friend and Hope Heals…