Reimagining the Good Life: Faith, Disability, and the Way of Love
There’s a moment in the recent Billy Joel documentary, And So It Goes, where he describes writing the song “Big Shot.” He says it came out of this period in his…
The Dispatch | Finding the Good Life in an Age of Designer Babies and High Achievers
When our daughter Penny was born, I was a student at Princeton Seminary. I stumbled through the basic Greek of the New Testament and enjoyed the hours of theological debate…
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The Pizza Order: A Story of Disability and Belonging at Church, at School, and Beyond
I recently flew to Chicago to the Covenant Church’s Midwinter Conference. I spoke from Luke 14 about Reimagining Church Life with Disability. I’ve now written or taught about that passage a…
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You Know You Belong When… How Churches Can Create Real Community for Families with Disabilities
Belonging is a bit of a buzzword, but I’m inclined to keep it in the lexicon because it speaks to such a core human need. We need to know that we…
Culture Care, not Culture War with Makoto Fujimura
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E9—Our culture feels like a battlefield, but attitudes and actions change when we change metaphors and see it as a garden we’ve forgotten how…
When the New Year Hits Harder Than Expected
This New Year took me by surprise. I climbed in bed with a head cold the night of December 31 (long before midnight). I hadn’t yet reviewed 2025. I wasn’t…
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Using Your Breath to Interrupt Anxiety
When anxiety creeps in, our breath often carries the story we’re telling ourselves. In my conversation with Justin Whitmel Earley, he points out that we can use our breath to…
Why Ignoring the Body Never Works with Justin Whitmel Earley
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E7 — Your body is trying to tell you something. Are you listening? In this episode, corporate lawyer Justin Whitmel Earley joins Amy Julia…
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“Do Not Fear” Is a Promise
In church this Sunday, we heard about the angels who appeared to the shepherds and said, “Do not fear.” It’s a refrain within the Christmas story. Mary, do not fear the unexpected…
Christmas and the Hospitality of Need with Kevan Chandler
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E6 — In a season of parties and entertaining, it’s good to remember that hospitality means something very different—welcoming the stranger and caring for…
