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December 2014

December 29, 2014

On Assisted Suicide and Chronic Pain, Sex and Prayer, DNA and Ice Buckets: Top 10 Posts of 2014

The 10 most-read blog posts of 2014—a list that provides a good snapshot of topics...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About Three-Parent Embryos

I’m not necessarily opposed to three-parent embryos. But I am opposed to sanctioning this technology,...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Original Sin and Throw Pillows: On the Ethics of Stuff

In May, I published an essay for OnFaith about finally realizing, after years of guilt,...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Abiding with the Living and the Dying: Thoughts on “Holding Silvan”

This assumption—that a life marked by suffering is not worth living—leads us to believe that...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

Yes, We Can Change Cultural Assumptions About Disabilities. Here’s How.

Last night, I gave a lecture at the University of Hartford to students in a...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

A Christian Response to Genetically Modified Babies

An New York Times op ed by Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society...

February 24, 2014

News Flash: You Are Not Jesus!

Recently, several Christian writers I follow have made the point that we are not Jesus. Probably we...

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 23, 2014

What We Can and Can’t Know About Our Babies Before They are Born

In using genetic screening to ensure that our baby would not inherit my painful bone...

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...

September 2013

September 03, 2013

Grappling for a Christian Response to Syria

Oh, but this is an uncomfortable place to be, this place of uncertainty, where we...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

I am Pro-Choice, But Jezebel Does Not Speak for Me

My friend and colleague Amy Julia Becker wrote a lovely post on the Christianity Today women's...

July 14, 2013

A Christian Argument for Stronger Gun Laws

Jesus was crystal clear on the question of whether violence is an acceptable response to...

July 08, 2013

Resurrection Year: Learning to Live, and Thrive, with Life as It Is Given

Our Western cultural attitudes are not well-equipped for failure. We are a culture of optimists...

July 03, 2013

You Have NO Excuse for Parking in a Handicapped Spot without a Legit Tag. Really. None.

Every summer for the past five years, I have taken my kids to swim lessons...

July 01, 2013

My Church Bells Rang in Celebration of DOMA’s Defeat

Last Thursday morning, the bells of my Episcopal church pealed to celebrate the Supreme Court's...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

5 Truths About Blogging (IMHO)

As always happens when conflict and controversy and hurt feelings come gushing forth from the...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

The Kingdom Comes One Lonely Step at a Time—Until We Are Not Lonely Any More

Significant lifestyle changes (or even small changes) for the good of our earth and its...

May 22, 2013

Factory Disasters in Bangladesh, Consumerism, and Original Sin

I approach buying clothes for my children with the same compulsive attention to my kids'...

May 14, 2013

Does God Hate Clutter? I Used to Think So, But Now I’m Not So Sure

All of our stuff can distract and overwhelm us, but it can also provide context....

May 07, 2013

Progressive Christians Do Care About Abortion: A Response to Rachel Held Evans

Blogger/author Rachel Held Evans wrote an excellent post last week titled Why Progressive Christians Should...

May 02, 2013

Parents-to-Be Have More Choices Than Ever, But We Can’t Choose Our Way Out of Pain

Jennifer Gilmore’s story is enough to scare anyone away from open adoption. (It also provides...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Questions Remain About the “Controversy in Candy Land”

On Saturday, Jana Riess posted a piece on her Religion News Service blog raising questions...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Lonely People in Basements with Guns (& Why They Matter Too)

From all the fraught conversations I witnessed or participated in after the Sandy Hook shooting...

March 12, 2013

Taboo Stories About Disability: What We’re Not Allowed to Say

Last week's New York Times featured a story about Joshua Miele, who at the age...

March 11, 2013

When Conflicting Stories Are Both True: Illness, Identity, and the Tales We Tell of Living with Disability

In his vast and gripping book, Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search...

March 07, 2013

Bless Those Who Curse You (& Don’t Call Them Eugenicists, Moral Monsters, or Murderers)

A friend recently sent me an article written by an Australian man who has the...

March 06, 2013

How the Story of a Surrogate, Expectant Parents, and a Baby Reveals the Pitfalls of Repro Tech

Fundamentally, it is simply a sad story, one that took place just a few miles...

March 04, 2013

The Dangers of “Solutionism” Applied to Our Always Less-than-Perfect Children

In the New York Times Sunday Review yesterday, Evgeny Morosov defines "solutionism" as "an intellectual...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

Let’s Show the Gun Lobby the True “Connecticut Effect”

A lobbyist for a Wisconsin gun owners' association reportedly told supporters at a local NRA...