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November 2013

November 07, 2013

On the Other Side of the Storm

"Maybe it was only after the storm that he knew his house stood strong."

November 04, 2013

Announcing Small Talk (or, I Get to Write Another Book!)

Small Talk (to be published by Zondervan next summer) is a parenting memoir about the...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Are there any Christians who take a day of rest anymore? Some Reflections on Andy Crouch’s Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power

Andy Crouch's new book, Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, challenged me and encouraged...

October 17, 2013

Sam Was a Gift to Us: A father reflects on medical advances, trisomy 18, and human fragility

Philosophy Professor Aaron Cobb reflects on the life and death of his son Sam, who...

October 14, 2013

What I’ve Learned About God from Singing to My Children

What have your children taught you about God?

October 01, 2013

Should We Try to Cure Down Syndrome?

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a series of posts to address the problems...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Five Reasons I’m Glad My Husband Went Away for Twelve Days

I didn't yell at my children during the twelve days my husband was away. It...

September 26, 2013

Small Acts of Gratuitous Love: Friendship House in Durham

"Our life together has already been filled with quite a bit of joyful gatherings: cookouts,...

September 25, 2013

“Laughter is Carbonated Holiness”

Anne Lamott said it, not I, but I know the truth of which she speaks....

September 23, 2013

His Face is Aglow with Hope: How the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Shaped Our Difficult Day

It is Sunday. Peter is away for the night. It has been a hard day....

September 19, 2013

Quote of the Week: Anne Lamott

"My pastor Veronica says, 'Peace is joy at rest and joy is peace on its...

September 18, 2013

Some Thoughts on Trying to Become a Super-Mom

"It feels very strange, to be this mom who thinks ahead and offers relatively healthy...

September 13, 2013

Books for Spiritual Formation and Encouragement

My recommendations for spiritual reading for the whole family...

September 12, 2013

Perfectly Human: This is What it Means to be Included by Tim Fall

Can a courtroom give us a glimpse of heaven? Guest blogger Tim Fall thinks so....

September 05, 2013

Why Aren’t Christians Flooding Yoga Retreat Centers?

I was a little weirded out by the buddhist figurines and the chanting and the...

September 04, 2013

Do Your Kids Practice Yoga?

Should yoga be banned in public schools? I joined two other writers to try to...

August 2013

August 02, 2013

Who I’m Reading: an Introduction to Micha Boyett on Spirituality, Family, and St. Benedict

Today I'd like to introduce you to another writer I love, especially when it comes...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Who I’m Reading: an Introduction to Ellen Painter Dollar

An introduction to blogger Ellen Painter Dollar, who writes about faith, parenting, ethics, and disability

July 29, 2013

Who I’m Reading: Rachel Marie Stone

An introduction to one of my favorite bloggers you might not yet know--Rachel Marie Stone...

July 24, 2013

Three Reasons Why We Might Not Want to Cure Down Syndrome

Scientists think they have discovered a way to "silence" the chromosome that causes Down syndrome....

July 22, 2013

Bridging the Abortion Divide, in conversation with Ellen Painter Dollar

How can pro-life and pro-choice people talk to each other when our political and media...

July 19, 2013

What I’m Tweeting: On Trayvon Martin, Abortion, the Bible, and More

Here's a roundup of tweets from this past week, including links to articles you might...

July 17, 2013

Happily Ever After, with Down Syndrome

A priest gives a woman who planned to abort her fetus with Down syndrome the...

July 12, 2013

What I’m Tweeting

Interesting articles from the past week: Church flooded with calls to adopt baby with #downsyndrome...

July 09, 2013

Do You Listen to Audiobooks? (If so, A Good and Perfect Gift is now available…)

A Good and Perfect Gift joins the trend by becoming an audiobook...

July 08, 2013

Getting to Know My Daughter

How a double ear infection and six doctor's visits became an answer to prayer...

July 03, 2013

Reading Our Humanity: Karen Swallow Prior Responds

Karen Swallow Prior responds to my concerns about her essay for The Atlantic regarding reading,...

July 01, 2013

Abortion, the Cult of Youth, and Networks of Care (What I’m Tweeting)

We were on vacation last week, so I missed my weekly tweeting post, but I...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

A Good and Perfect Gift on Audible (and Other Fun News)

For those of you who prefer listening to books to reading them (or for your...

June 24, 2013

Three Tips for a Healthy Marriage

Three practical, weekly things we do to keep our marriage as healthy as possible...

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