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May 2011

May 20, 2011

Down Syndrome Decades Ago: Nothing But Absence

(An abridged version of this review appeared in the May/June issue of Books and Culture.)...

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

Child Narcissists

Is social media helping create a generation of narcissists? This is the question posed by...

May 09, 2011

What I’m Reading: Articles on Atheist Chaplains, War, and the Autism Epidemic

Should atheists in the military have chaplains to serve their needs? That's the question asked...

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

Quote of the Week: Benjamin Franklin

So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature since it enables one...

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 15, 2011

Healthy and Happy Trumps Everything Else?

I've written before about the ethical concerns raised by in vitro fertilization, and I continue...

April 14, 2011

Does it Show Respect to Proselytize?

The cover article of Christianity Today's current issue, "Proselytizing in a Multi-Faith World" offers a...

April 13, 2011

Thin Places has moved again!

Thin Places is now hosted by Patheos. Please join the conversation at

April 12, 2011

The Love of Money: How Much is Enough?

In The Fortunate Ones (the Atlantic), Graeme Wood reports on a recent study that demonstrates...

April 12, 2011

Would You Welcome a Child with Down Syndrome?

Three stories that couldn't be more different. One abortion. One orphan denied a family. And...

April 11, 2011

Have you read any hope-filled books lately?

What books are you reading lately? Are they hopeful and truthful at the same time?...

April 08, 2011

Creation and Evolution: What Must Christians Believe?

I was asked to participate in the current Patheos Book Club discussion about The Language...

April 07, 2011

What I’m Reading: Articles on Atheists; CP, Comedy, and Oprah; and Teaching Kids to Play

My husband, a Christian, volunteered to be the faculty sponsor of the atheist club on...

April 06, 2011

Half the Church Might Need Another Quarter… (Plus, Book Giveaway…)

Update (posted April 6): Caryn and Casey have won copies of Half the Church. Thanks...

April 05, 2011

Bikes and Brownies

Every so often I happen upon a blog of someone who epitomizes stay-at-home-mom. She bakes...

April 04, 2011

Why Patheos?

At just about the time I was moving my blog to beliefnet, I received an...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

What Does It Mean to Love Yourself?

I have a new post on her.meneutics, “Should Christians Use Self-Help Programs?” It begins: We...

March 29, 2011

A Two-Year Old Teaches Me to Love Music

A few days ago, William held a stick up to his mouth and pretended to...

March 28, 2011

Quote of the Week: Kathleen Norris on Time

“The often heard lament, ‘I have so little time,’ gives the lie to the delusion...

March 28, 2011

What I’m Reading: Articles on genetics, depression, hospitals, and disability

These days, I spend a lot of time with my Iphone. When I’m nursing Marilee,...

March 25, 2011

Is It Okay to Get Divorced?

I’m a happily married woman, but I’ve been thinking about divorce this week. First, I...

March 24, 2011

Do You Know What Quotidian Means? (And do you know how much it matters?)

I recently reread a book by Kathleen Norris, The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and Women’s...

March 24, 2011

The Quotidian in Community

I wrote this morning about Kathleen Norris’ The Quotidian Mysteries. Part of Norris’ point is that...

March 23, 2011

Happy Belated World Down Syndrome Day!

(First, a quick blog update: I’m sorry to have been MIA this week. Beliefnet was...

March 21, 2011

Quote of the Week: Kathleen Norris on Human Wholeness

“I sense that striving for wholeness is, increasingly, a countercultural goal, as fragmented people make...

March 15, 2011

Lenten Reflections: Diapers and The Cross

“Everyone should try to spend intentional time with God every day. Except women with small...

September 2010

September 17, 2010

I Failed as a Gardener

My mother gardens. She has gorgeous flower beds. Everywhere. Zinnias and lilies and hostas and...

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