How Jesus Changes the Story of Disability
Go where Jesus goes. See who Jesus sees. Tell the story that Jesus tells. I had a chance to preach at Matthews United Methodist Church last week, and together we…
COMMENT MAGAZINE | The Blurring Is Part of the Beauty
Every summer our family of five travels to Nauvoo, Alabama, for one week. It’s an unusual decision—we leave the relatively cool nights and sunshiny days of July in Connecticut for…
Healing Our Narratives
A friend recently pointed out that I need to experience healing in the midst of the false narratives I tell myself. As some of you already know, I tell myself…
Finding Peace in the Midst of the Storm
When I’m home with a sick kid for the third week in a row, when Peter and I repeat the same conflict week after week, when there are too many…
COGNOSCENTI | Why our family still makes time for church on Sundays
"On Sunday mornings, our family does something unusual. We wake our three teenagers earlier than they want, shower and dress up a little bit, and drive seven minutes up the…
Reimagining the Good Life. Disability. Faith. Culture.
Reimagining the Good Life. Disability. Faith. Culture. After months and months of conversation, that’s where we’ve landed as a concise way to invite people to explore the work I do.…
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…
Reimagining the Good Life Podcast
Apple YouTube Spotify More! This podcast has a new name: Reimagining the Good Life. If you’re asking, “Why a name change?” and “Why now?”—I have answers! Author and teacher Patricia…
S7 E8 | The Gifts of an Evolving Faith with Sarah Bessey
Apple YouTube Spotify More! Is faith something that should always stay the same? Or is it something that evolves by necessity? Sarah Bessey, author of Field Notes for the Wilderness,…
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…
