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Can Disability and Blessing Go Hand in Hand?
Can disability and blessing go hand in hand? For a long time, I didn’t think so. And I still don’t understand how and when our genetic codes and bodies…
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TIME: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family
I wrote an essay for TIME that came out today: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family. As I write in this essay, when our daughter Penny was…
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Holy Week Is About Unmet Expectations
When I have unmet expectations for God, I begin to spiral into shame and fear. I don’t doubt God in general. I doubt myself. I doubt that God’s love is…
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Knowing Full Well
“Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” These words from Psalm 139 sound like a typical statement of praise stating that God’s creation is wonderful. I can join…
To Be Made Well for Your Church
I just got the most encouraging news. My pastor called and told me that she and our associate pastor had talked about what they wanted to do for our summer…
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Believe Your Belovedness
The center of healing is belovedness. I’ve been thinking about three steps to healing: acknowledge harm, ask for help, and participate in healing. All three of them depend upon belovedness.…
S5 E16 | How to Cultivate Contentment with Niro Feliciano
In a society that pursues happiness at all costs, how do we cultivate contentment? Niro Feliciano, psychotherapist and author of This Book Won’t Make You Happy, talks with Amy Julia…
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Waking Up Disappointed With Myself
I woke up feeling despondent about the second glass of wine from the night before. Feeling worried about the tightness in my jeans. Feeling disappointed in all the things I…
“I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame
I’m not enough. I’m too much. It took me a LONG time to realize that both of these statements are catch-phrases for shame. It also took me a LONG time…
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Lent Is Not About Sacrifice. It Is About Desire.
I’m starting to understand Lent as a time to notice my surface desires and say no to them, just for a moment. I “gave up” potato chips this year. This…
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