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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...

December 17, 2014

Feel Like Everyone Wants a Piece of You?: A Guide for More Wholehearted Living for Moms

The core message of Wholehearted Living is that while our families and responsibilities will sometimes...

October 2014

October 15, 2014

Rethinking Prayer

I have struggled to pray for most of my life. Prayer has rarely made sense...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

God is “Dog” Spelled Backwards

My daughter tells me that when I'm not at home, our dog (whose name is...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

Why Church is Important (One Reason, Anyway)

Perhaps part of me thinks that to be worthwhile, prayer and Bible study have to...

June 10, 2014

Why I Don’t Pray or Study the Bible (Much)

While I grew up in the Episcopal Church (the same Episcopal Church I currently attend,...

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,...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

Pray Honestly. God Can Take It.

At my Episcopal church's Sunday service a few weeks ago, we read Psalm 137 aloud....

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 31, 2013

Why “Sophia” is My Favorite Word for Praying

One of the great pleasures of the past year has been getting to know Micha...

July 10, 2013

Do I Love the Bible? It’s Complicated.

Christians like me, who lean left on political and social issues, are often accused of...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

“Love and Salt”: Two Friends Seeking God with Mind and Heart

Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship in Letters is the kind of book that you...

December 2012

December 10, 2012

A Lifeline for Our Damaged Selves: A Review of Anne Lamott’s “Help. Thanks. Wow.”

For many female Christian writers, particularly those like me who write about theology in non-academic...

December 04, 2012

Busy Hands, Quiet Heart: Thoughts On Advent

Confession: Every time I come across advice from a fellow Christian urging us to slow...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

Why I am Grateful to Be an Episcopalian: Part 3 – Thanksgiving

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. My identity as an Episcopalian stems...

May 2012

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 02, 2012

What My Dogs are Teaching Me About (the Limits of) Grace

Last winter, I wrote a blog post titled "What My Dog Is Teaching Me About...

April 2012

April 03, 2012

Just Look Up (A Meditation of Sorts on Psalm 123)

I woke up yesterday feeling surrounded. Put upon. Up to my eyeballs in shhh...tuff. In...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

A Little Lent Check-In

Spring has fully sprung here in Connecticut. I am a New Englander at heart who...

March 06, 2012

Praying to a God Who Cares About Suffering Nations, and Also My Dog

Although I've struggled with prayer for my entire adult life, I think I've finally found...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Lent 2012: Breaking the Cycle of Bad Habits

I’ve been in a bit of a rut recently. I’m sad about what’s happening with...