Santa Can Be Tough For Kids With Disabilities
Penny and I stood in front of Town Hall last Saturday night, listening to Marilee and her school choir singing Carol of the Bells. Then the mayor announced that Santa…
Penny and I stood in front of Town Hall last Saturday night, listening to Marilee and her school choir singing Carol of the Bells. Then the mayor announced that Santa…
It’s Christmastime! But how do we celebrate Christmas when consumerism and church hurt bring complicated feelings to this season? Journalist Bekah McNeel talks with Amy Julia Becker about divisions within…
I read an essay about math (of all things!) in the New Yorker a few months ago that made me all the more grateful for what happened at Christmas. Let…
It is time for another introduction! If you are new around here, welcome, and please know that I love getting to know who you are through comments and messages. If…
One of the great gifts of being a writer whose words go out to places near and far is hearing from the people in those places. This fall, groups of…
Jesus’ birth was only noticed by the outsiders. The Magi, non-Israelite foreigners who worshiped a distant god, nevertheless paid attention to the star in the east and came to find…
Conservatism in one sphere can lead to progressivism in another. To be more specific, theological conservatism can lead to social and political progressivism. Last week, Curtis Chang and David French…
Wider than my arms can reach. Those are the words I used to say to our kids to describe how big our love was for them. Expansive. Abundant. Never-ending and…
Lately, I’ve been sending a text once each week to our whole family to check in on how everyone is doing. I used to just ask a generic, “How is…
Here are 3 things to watch this weekend. We had an unexpected family movie weekend, where we watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding and then Wakanda Forever (in the theater). MBFGW had…