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December 2015

December 24, 2015

My Christmas Pageant Moment

This post was originally published on the Episcopal Café web site on January 21, 2010, and has...

December 17, 2015

Redefining “Fruitful”: Is Procreation a Divine Mandate?

I have an article in the latest issue of Sojourners magazine, looking at fresh theology questioning the...

December 16, 2014

How Much is Too Much for Holiday Giving to Kids?

Three perspectives on why holiday gifts and giving traditions need to be thoughtful, meaningful, and...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

How Having an (Insurance-Covered) IUD is Saving My Life

If I were to become pregnant again, there is enormous potential for another harrowing birth...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

The God of Laundry and Transformation

It makes sense that God became incarnate as a man. Not because God is one...

May 06, 2014

Resemblances

“Look at those fingers! And her toes! So long and skinny…just like yours, Ellen.” I...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

How My Daughter (“the Mensch”) Taught Me About God’s Love

Saturday night, as we drove south on Route 9 in the rainy twilight, a billboard...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

What Happens When We Pray

I don't understand how prayer works. But I believe in a God who is good,...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Why Do Parents Choose to Screen for Disabilities?

Imagine you are standing at an intersection with your child, waiting for a walk light...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

An Op Ed Loaded with Oversimplifications about Abortion & Adoption

I've avoided writing about abortion for a while. It's an issue tangential to my core...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Do I Still Think Overscheduled Kids are a Myth? Yes…Sort Of

A little more than a year ago, I wrote that I believe the prevalent notion...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

The Radical Hospitality of Learning to Live with All My Kids’ Stuff

I am taking the week off from producing any new writing. Instead, I am doing...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

Why We Take Our Kids to Church…Even When It’s a Hassle

Several years ago, I wrote a blog post titled "Confessions of a Church-Skipping Mom." At...