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May 2011

May 27, 2011

Is There a Difference Between Prayer and Meditation? I Hope So…

If you had walked into our bedroom this morning, you would have found me sitting...

May 26, 2011

A Christian Response to Overpopulation

I have a new article on Christianity Today's website, "A Christian Response to Overpopulation." I'm...

May 25, 2011

Perfectly Human: We Are All Glorious Ruins by Mary Frances Giles

“Mary Frances, what is wrong with your hair today? It looks so weird, you really...

May 24, 2011

Losing My Religion?

I'm not really losing my religion. Just seemed like a catchy title. In fact, I'm...

May 20, 2011

Would You Rather Be Left Behind?

It kind of bugs me that the press is paying so much attention to Harold...

May 19, 2011

Instead, I Have Called You Friends

A long time ago, I read that most adults in the U.S. only have two...

May 18, 2011

Perfectly Human: Trusting God in Times of Grief by Taylor Martin Wise

When the doctor delivered the news that my ten-month old daughter Bette was hearing impaired,...

May 17, 2011

Penny’s Prayers

I was putting Penny to bed tonight and I asked, "Do you want me to...

May 16, 2011

What Does Food Have to do with God?

Around 5:30 most evenings, the inevitable question arises. What are we going to eat for...

May 13, 2011

“Curing” Down Syndrome?

I found out last week that my friend Ellen Painter Dollar and I won an...

May 11, 2011

Perfectly Human by Margot Starbuck: Movie Night, The “R” Word and True Confessions

“What? Since when did tard become politically incorrect?” I felt confused when I heard these...

May 11, 2011

Learning to Listen

Listening. It's a daily topic in our household, and it's one of Penny's greatest challenges....

May 06, 2011

A Child Writes to God

It's easy to be dismissive of children's capacity for spiritual understanding. I've written recently about...

May 04, 2011

Want Some Help Praying? Free Copies of A Praying Life on Kindle

Recently Peter and I took a walk together. We were talking about some trouble Penny's...

May 03, 2011

Responding to bin Laden’s Death: Buddhists, Catholics, Evangelicals and More

There's been a fair amount of reporting on the celebrations that followed immediately after news...

May 02, 2011

Hints of Providence: An Interview with Carlos Eire

Years ago I read Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, by...

April 2011

April 29, 2011

Who Are the Sinners Today?

"An 'innocent' Jesus does not overpower sin. A righteous Jesus does. The world needs less...

April 28, 2011

Laughing with God

We practice praying as a family. Sometimes we have our kids repeat the Lord's Prayer...

April 28, 2011

Between Cross and Resurrection: Life and Death and Hope

I wrote a few weeks back about a little boy from Zambia who died wearing...

April 27, 2011

Perfectly Human: Harm and Healing by Jill Miller

Last month my husband Paul and I went to Israel to celebrate our 40th anniversary....

April 26, 2011

More Thoughts on Hell

"Doing away with hell, then, is a natural way for pastors and theologians to make...

April 26, 2011

Resurrection Part Two: Why It Matters

In yesterday's post, I shared why I believe the resurrection happened. But I also want...

April 25, 2011

Can Execution Be Merciful?

Paul Donnelly wrote an essay, Upon Penalty of Life, for the New York Times Magazine this past...

April 25, 2011

Resurrection Part One: Why I Believe It

Yesterday we celebrated a ridiculous claim: that a dead man came back to life. Not...

April 22, 2011

Good Friday: Heaven or Hell?

Fifty years ago, a TIME cover article asked the question, “Is God Dead?” This week,...

April 21, 2011

How Do I Explain Easter to My Kids?

I have a new post on her.meneutics. It begins: I don’t know how to explain...

April 20, 2011

Perfectly Human: This Is Community by Karen Jackson

As the parent of a child with special needs, I write of faith communities from...

April 20, 2011

Lenten Reflections: Our Love-Hate Relationship with the Cross Part Two

Again, It’s a symbol of love, of forgiveness, of salvation. It’s a vision of violence,...

April 19, 2011

Is the Resurrection for Real?

Along with other bloggers, I was recently asked to respond to this question in 100...

April 18, 2011

My Upcoming Book: A Good and Perfect Gift

I've been working for years now on a memoir about the first few years of...

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