S6 E10 | How to Receive the Time We’re Given with Jen Pollock Michel
Does anxiety characterize your relationship with time? Author Jen Pollock Michel talks with Amy Julia Becker about our posture towards time and her new book In Good Time, and she…
Does anxiety characterize your relationship with time? Author Jen Pollock Michel talks with Amy Julia Becker about our posture towards time and her new book In Good Time, and she…
“Ethics becomes a luxury as the speed of our daily life increases.” - Judith Shulevitz talking to Ezra Klein (Episode: Sabbath and the Art of Rest) This conversation on the…
“You’re my only brother. But you’re the best brother.” We took a hike as a family over the winter break. It was mostly up a small mountain, and Penny struggled…
“Curing is a physical process; it’s individual, usually (fairly) rapid, and concentrates on eliminating disease. Healing is a sociocultural process. It focuses on restoring interpersonal, social, and spiritual dimensions. It’s…
GET THE FREE LENTEN SMALL GROUP GUIDE If you, like me, are looking for ways to be more intentional with prioritizing contemplation, patience, and deliberate engagement with the most important…
Did any of you make New Year’s resolutions? Or answer copious questions for reflection from 2022? I started down that road, but it overwhelmed me. I decided to ask what—on…
I recently enjoyed a New Yorker essay about Metallica. That’s right, the heavy metal band that my mother’s friends fretted about during the “Satanic panic” of the 1980s. I’m not…
One Sunday morning, I walked in late to church, looking for our family. I spotted Peter’s head and joined him and Marilee in the pew. They weren’t hard to locate.…
Penny turns 17 today! Happy 17th birthday, Penny! A few nights ago at a family dinner, I asked everyone to name something they sincerely appreciate about everyone else at the…
Here are some of my favorite books that I read in 2022: My favorite novel My favorite novel was The Midnight Library. I’ve spent a fair amount of time regretting…