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God Would Make a Real Bad Farmer
I am not a gardener. I love beautiful flowers and I welcome farm-to-table vegetables. But I do not provide such things for myself. And even
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Abortion and People With Disabilities
Last week’s leak of a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has people talking (yelling?) about abortion all over
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A Mom’s Circles of Grace
On Thursday, I got in the car at 3:20 to pick Penny up at school and take her to dance. Then I came home to
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Anxiety Has Served and Failed Me
Anxiety has served me as a fuel for achievement, but it has failed me as a guide to getting well. –To Be Made Well Worry
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Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing
Last week, I had the honor of spending 24 hours with the board and staff and co-founders of Hope Heals. The time reminded me of
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Roe v. Wade: Questions to Ask About the Supreme Court’s Draft
I find myself conflicted when it comes to the politics of abortion and Roe v. Wade. I’m like most Americans—I know I disagree with the
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S5 E18 | Living as a Person in a Technological World with Andy Crouch
How do we reclaim personhood and relationships in a technological world? Andy Crouch, author of The Life We’re Looking For, talks with me about technology
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Trapped by “Able”
“Human beings need to be rescued from seeing themselves as fundamentally ‘able.’” “It is the experience of one’s self as ‘able’ in comparison to others
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A Prayer for Healing
“I believe. Help my unbelief.” “Lord, save us!” “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she might
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Talking About To Be Made Well on Podcasts
So grateful for the insightful, thoughtful podcast hosts who have interviewed me about To Be Made Well! The Lucky Few: What a wonderful conversation about
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Life Is Story Review of To Be Made Well
I’m so grateful for this recent review on Life Is Story of To Be Made Well: “To Be Made Well is reflective, personal story of
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A Place for Extravagant Beauty
Flowers serve a purpose, I know, evolutionarily. But I’ve been gazing at this arrangement of flowers leftover from Sunday’s party and thinking how absurd it
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Book Launch Party
It’s so much better in person. I forgot. I forgot that Zoom and Instagram and Marco Polo and all the other ways I can (thankfully!)
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Healing Is Slow
As some of you already know, I had my own bout with Covid last week. I felt miserable for a full two days, and I
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Why Did I Get Covid?
I’ve now been in bed with Covid for a few days. Sneezing, coughing, sniffling, cycling through chills and fever. I haven’t been sick like this
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I’m Speaking at the Writing for Your Life Conference
For those of you who are writers, or for those of you who are interested in how and why I write about the things I
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Liuan Huska Endorses To Be Made Well
I’m so grateful for the women and men who endorsed To Be Made Well. Liuan Huska’s words are especially meaningful because she has written her
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The Link-Up (March/April 2022)
My top 5 recommendations of what to read, watch, or listen to from the past month that I shared in my monthly update (you can