Teens, Screens, and Summer
When we turn the corner to summertime, I sink into gratitude for slower days and longer evenings, for hydrangeas and peaches, for more time together as a family. I also…
June 2024 Favorites
I’m about to offer some thoughts on content I’ve appreciated lately (and I would love to hear the same from you—the Mia Birdsong episode mentioned below came from a reader—I…
May 2024 Favorites
There’s so much good content out there these days, it’s hard to know where to start. Here are a few of my favorite books, podcast episodes, and films from the…
April 2024 Favorites
I’ve had a chance to read and listen to lots of people. Here’s a hodgepodge of recommendations that includes 1 book, 2 podcasts, and 3 articles I’ve appreciated lately. I’d love to hear your…
February Favorites 2024
Here are nine of the books, movies, podcasts, and essays that helped me learn, think, and grow this past month... 1. Book: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. I…
Being Heumann
Can you imagine being denied the chance to even apply for a job? A job that you're qualified for and that you've studied for and that you're ready for, but…
January Favorites 2024
Get my favorites delivered to your inbox each month! Subscribe here! Right now, my desk (and floor and bedside table) are overflowing with books. I order way too many books online.…
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…
My Favorite Movies and Shows in 2023
8 of my favorite movies and shows that I watched in 2023: HEROIN(E) (documentary) Heroin(e) follows three women who are responding with so much competence and compassion to the heroin…
December Favorites
Here are some of my recent favorite books, a podcast, and an essay, as well as a beautiful song: 1. Novel: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan What would it…