To Be Made Well Has a Cover!
We have a book cover for To Be Made Well! I love it. It makes me think of water and cleansing and responding to the invitation to go deeper rather…
Christianity Today: Independence Day Calls Us to the Holy Work of Repair
As we approach this Fourth of July, I am thinking about those tattered and threadbare flags that led to an empty flagpole. I am thinking of the reasons my grandfather,…
I’m Writing a New Book! Signed the Contract!
I just signed the contract to make it official! My next book, To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope, will be released by Herald Press in…
A Practical Guide: How to Heal Our Divides
What do we do to heal our divides within our nation and our relationships? We take small steps towards healing. What does it look like to live my ordinary life…
First Draft, Writing Retreat, and Construction
Writing retreat day to work on my next book. So far we can call this the “s—tty first draft” (as Anne Lamott puts it). Hopefully one day it will turn…
Science for the Church: Becoming Like Trees
BECOMING LIKE TREES-"Nine years ago, my family moved near a few thousand acres of protected forest. Hiking the nearby trails has become a weekly practice. Over the years, as I’ve…
Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}
December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…
Action and Discussion Guides for White Pickets Fences
PURCHASE ACTION & DISCUSSION GUIDESI wrote a memoir, White Picket Fences: Turning toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege, in what seemed like a time of unprecedented social divisions. It was…
12 Tips on How to Start Reading the Bible
In this new year, if you're considering the small, gradual steps to begin the habit of reading your Bible, I have a short e-book for you—12 Tips on How to…
I’m Writing a New Book! Really and Truly!
So I’m really and truly working on a new book after letting it simmer in my brain and heart for the past few years. I don’t have a title yet,…
