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A Few Things I Learned From Writing About Prenatal Testing
24 hours after my essay for the New York Times came out online, I learned it was also in the print edition! So that was
New York Times: I’m Thankful Every Day for the Decision I Made After My Prenatal Tests
Gulp. I got to write an opinion piece for the New York Times about prenatal tests and Down syndrome. There are all sorts of problems
Responsive Parenting
When Penny was three months old, and we were so very new to all things parenting and all things related to disability, we attended a
Anticipating Joy
“Anxiety is anticipated terror. Hope is anticipated joy.” I heard theologian Jürgen Moltmann say this to fellow theologian Miroslav Volf on a podcast a long
Receive Healing: Surrender
As we pay attention to pain and ask for help, we are already taking the third step toward healing. The third step is to, in
Receive Healing: Ask for Help
After we pay attention to pain, the second step to healing is to ask for help. There are two ways we can ask for help.
Receive Healing: Pay Attention to Pain
The first step in receiving God’s healing is to pay attention to pain. Whether it is the pain of an aching back or the pain
How Can We Receive Healing?
How can we receive healing? Pay attention to pain. Ask for help. Surrender to healing. I had a chance to preach at our church last
S5 E11 | Breaking Ground: Renewal in a Pandemic Year with Anne Snyder
In a society reeling from the pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, is it possible to create something new for our world? Anne
What Is To Be Made Well About?
If you’re curious about the topics I write about in To Be Made Well, here’s a sneak peek at the Table of Contents. (And if
The Temptation to Withdraw Rather Than Engage
In our household, we have to fight the urge for each of us to withdraw from one another on our individual devices. We have to
A Glimpse of Heaven
I did not expect to catch a glimpse of heaven in a TIME magazine article about food waste. But then I started reading about Massimo
Would You Like to Join My Launch Team?
Would you like to join my LAUNCH TEAM for To Be Made Well? I would love to have you participate! To be a part of
Able to be Wounded, Able to Love
In my recent essay for Plough Magazine, I wrote, “Penny was diagnosed with a ‘disability’ when she was born, and I still use that word
Order for Abundance
As we turned the corner into 2022, I felt a deep longing for order. I wanted the piles of books in my bedroom turned into
Has Anything Changed?
Fifty-four years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed outside a motel in Memphis, has anything changed? Two years after the “racial
Let Me Introduce Myself!
For those of you who are new around here (and even for those of you who aren’t), I wanted to take a minute to introduce
Friday Favorite: Don’t Look Up
Have you watched the Netflix hit Don’t Look Up? Did you notice the part about God? Don’t Look Up is a satire that casts Leonardo
A Better Way to Read the Bible
I missed out on something crucial when I learned how to read the Bible. I learned to ask three simple questions: What does it say?
Dreaming for the Future
When Penny was younger, I resisted setting goals for her. The early years of her life were full of measurements and yardsticks and a sense
S5 E10 | How Kids Can Fight Racism with Dr. Jemar Tisby
Can our children really make a difference in the fight against racism? Dr. Jemar Tisby, author of How to Fight Racism Young Reader’s Edition, talks
