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May 2012

May 24, 2012

This is What Love Looks Like

A mother, mother-in-law, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother dies, and we gather. We walk through Ruby's...

May 15, 2012

Another Q&A on “No Easy Choice”

Yesterday, Sandra Glahn (co-author of several books on infertility with Dr. William Cutrer) featured a...

May 14, 2012

Two Posts I’m Not Going to Write

It is a constant bloggerly temptation to feel that I have to weigh in on...

May 10, 2012

A Collection of Stories About Reproductive Technology

As Amy Julia Becker so eloquently wrote in her review of my book last week,...

May 09, 2012

On Being a Mixed-Label Christian

As I explain in the About Me section of this blog, I wear a number...

May 07, 2012

No Easy Choice: A Review and a Q&A

Fellow Patheos blogger has written a lovely review of my book, No Easy Choice: A...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Patheos (& Other) Peeps: The Festival of Faith and Writing

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post, sometimes written by one of...

April 24, 2012

A Conversation About Reproductive Decisions and Faith

I was privileged to have a wonderful conversation several weeks ago with Martha Manikas-Foster, who...

April 09, 2012

Believe the Better Story

(Originally published on April 1, 2010 on my former blog, Five Dollars and Some Common...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

I’m Taking a Blogging Break (But Here’s Some Other Stuff to Read)

I'm taking a short blogging hiatus (for the rest of this week, possibly into next...

March 23, 2012

Patheos Peeps: Julie Clawson on the “Hunger Games,” Consumerism, and Justice

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my...

March 19, 2012

Yes, Low-Tech Treatments for Infertility Do Exist

by Stacie Longwell Hill, guest blogger Editorial note from Ellen: I was thrilled to recently...

March 15, 2012

My Bottom Line on Abortion—and Why I’m Going to Stop Writing About It for a While

Several years ago, as I was just beginning to blog about reproductive ethics, I asked...

March 14, 2012

Three Things I Admire About Catholic Reproductive Ethics

As a lifelong Protestant, I'm always surprised to find myself defending Catholic positions on reproductive...

March 09, 2012

Patheos Peeps: Elizabeth Nordquist on Walking as Spiritual Discipline

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my...

March 08, 2012

Why I Wrote a Wishy-Washy Book

In re-reading Kathleen Norris's sort-of-memoir Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life,...

March 07, 2012

Who Should Read My Book? And Why?

Yesterday, I had a great conversation at a local coffeehouse with Rick Green, a columnist...

March 02, 2012

Patheos Peeps: Brian McLaren on Adding Something During Lent

Every Friday, I post a link to a blog post written by one of my...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

The God of Whiners

Last Thursday, my writer-blogger-OI-mom friend Rachel and I (we refer to ourselves as the "OI...

February 27, 2012

“Biblical” Views on Abortion Are Younger Than I Am

I have made no secret of the fact that I am a pro-choice Christian. I’ve...

February 15, 2012

Q&A on Christians, IVF, and PGD

Over on her new blog hosted by Religion News Service, my ever-fabulous editor Jana Riess...

February 15, 2012

My Huffington Post Article: 5 Tips for People of Faith Considering Reproductive Technology

I have a short essay on the Huffington Post today offering some very broad advice...

February 07, 2012

Why I Go to Church

I don't particularly like going to church. In college, I loved my InterVarsity Christian Fellowship...

February 01, 2012

Christians: Let’s Get Real About Suffering

My post last week on why prenatal screening for disabilities is motivated by different impulses...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Listen to My Interview on NPR

This morning, I was on my local NPR station (WNPR 90.5 in Hartford) as part...

January 24, 2012

Four Ways for Writers to Be Good Neighbors in Cyberspace (and Promote Our Own Work Too)

Writers today (particularly nonfiction) must have a robust online presence, particularly if we hope to...