Reimagining Lent
Today is the first day of Lent, the church season of preparation for Easter. It’s a good time to reconsider this faith. For me this year, that means I’m reading…
Being Heumann
Can you imagine being denied the chance to even apply for a job? A job that you're qualified for and that you've studied for and that you're ready for, but…
January Favorites 2024
Get my favorites delivered to your inbox each month! Subscribe here! Right now, my desk (and floor and bedside table) are overflowing with books. I order way too many books online.…
Black History Month
As we enter Black History Month tomorrow, I want to highlight some of the Black voices who have helped me expand my understanding of Black history and culture. JEMAR TISBY…
The Holdovers Is All About Grace
Okay, The Holdovers was just nominated for Best Picture by the Oscars. I want to submit that it is a deeply Christian film about disruptive grace that I think is…
It’s Always Too Much | Four Thousand Weeks
So I’m in a really overwhelming time right now. We are in the midst of a long and drawn-out move. I’m staying in a rental house with Penny and Marilee…
Disability in “All the Light We Cannot See” Netflix Series
Have you watched the Netflix series All The Light We Cannot See? It is an awesome, subversive message about disability and, ultimately, about humanity. The main character is blind, and…
My Favorite Movies and Shows in 2023
8 of my favorite movies and shows that I watched in 2023: HEROIN(E) (documentary) Heroin(e) follows three women who are responding with so much competence and compassion to the heroin…
December Favorites
Here are some of my recent favorite books, a podcast, and an essay, as well as a beautiful song: 1. Novel: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan What would it…
My Favorite Books of 2023
10 books I loved in 2023: NON-FICTION Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa D’Amour I’ve referred to this book again and again to remember that teens who can express &…
