How Can We Be Both “Broken” and “Wonderfully Made”?
How we can be both broken creatures and creatures who are “fearfully and wonderfully made” all at the same time? I’ve been thinking a lot about that in writing To…
Is Meritocracy Part of the Problem?
In the recent clashes in churches and schools and everywhere else over critical race theory, people are debating meritocracy: Is America a nation where anyone with talent and hard work…
Draw Near to Disability, Draw Near to Humanity
“When you push away disability, you also push away your humanity. When you push away any fissure of vulnerability, you also push away the tender truth about yourself. You are…
Girls Just Wanna Run
There are so many things to love about Marilee running her first 5k with her friend Lexi. One, they got to participate in a pretty normal activity where people gathered…
Christ Dying With Us on Good Friday
“I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live” (Galatians 2:20). I think I’m supposed to be encouraged by these words of Paul. But if I’m honest, I’ve…
Fasting From Food (Hungering for God)
For the past six months or so, I’ve fasted from food on Mondays until about 5 p.m. I’m sure some of you are much more acquainted with fasting than I…
Devotional Book | On the Way: Walking With Jesus Through the Season of Lent
Request Sample PDF of Lent devotional book Purchase On the Way devotional I kind of feel like we should be in the season of Lent right now. If you aren’t…
When Christmas (and Life) Is Unexpectedly Disappointing
It’s going to rain. A lot. We have a foot of snow on the ground, and the past week has held snowshoeing and skiing and sledding and gathering outside around…
Advent Reflections: Prepare Him Room
I'm excited to let you know that the revised edition of my devotional Prepare Him Room: Advent Reflections on What Happens When God Shows Up is now available as a…
Entrusting vs. Letting Go
I used to think about “giving over” parts of my life to God as letting go. I saw my hand clutching tightly to various aspects of my self—work, family, food,…
