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Why Disability, Faith, Culture?

  • Post published:March 25, 2024
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It was relatively easy to land on “Reimagining the Good Life” as my new tagline and the new title of my podcast. Those words helped pull together what I’ve been…

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S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

  • Post published:March 19, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why does it matter that most churches don’t welcome people with disabilities in leadership? If a church excludes people with disabilities, is it really a church?…

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How Jesus Changes the Story of Disability

  • Post published:March 11, 2024
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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…

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Read more about the article COMMENT MAGAZINE | The Blurring Is Part of the Beauty

COMMENT MAGAZINE | The Blurring Is Part of the Beauty

  • Post published:March 7, 2024
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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…

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Healing Our Narratives

  • Post published:March 4, 2024
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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…

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Finding Peace in the Midst of the Storm

  • Post published:February 27, 2024
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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…

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Read more about the article COGNOSCENTI | Why our family still makes time for church on Sundays

COGNOSCENTI | Why our family still makes time for church on Sundays

  • Post published:February 23, 2024
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"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…

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Read more about the article Reimagining the Good Life. Disability. Faith. Culture.

Reimagining the Good Life. Disability. Faith. Culture.

  • Post published:February 16, 2024
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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.…

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Reimagining Lent

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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…

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Reimagining the Good Life Podcast

  • Post published:February 13, 2024
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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…

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