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September 2010

September 14, 2010

What Question Would You Ask God?

We’ve entered a new phase in our family life. Penny has started to ask questions. When...

June 2010

June 16, 2010

Perfectly Human: The Wideness of Prayer by Paul Miller

Paul Miller is the author of A Praying Life (click here for my thoughts on this...

June 09, 2010

Perfectly Human: Walking Toward Freedom by Jessica Bigby

I am a believer, a dreamer, a traveler. I love learning, experiencing new places and cultures, and...

June 03, 2010

New blog home

Please find Thin Places at its new home:

May 2010

May 27, 2010

More Info About the New Blog…

If you are a subscriber to this blog, I'm sorry to disrupt your subscription! But...

May 26, 2010

Blog Move and New Website

A few months back, I received an email from an editor at beliefnet.com asking me...

May 26, 2010

LOST and the Christian Faith

I have a new post on her.meneutics about the finale to LOST. It begins: I...

May 25, 2010

William the Strong

When William was two months old, I took him to the pediatrician for a checkup....

May 24, 2010

The Sweetness of God: Thoughts on Graduation, Book Deals, and Answered Prayer

I graduated from Seminary on Saturday. It was seven years in the making, to finish...

May 21, 2010

What I’m Reading: Articles and Essays

Please forgive the formatting of this post--blogger is sometimes out of control, or at least...

May 21, 2010

What I’m Reading and Watching: Cutting for Stone and The Painted Veil

We don't get out much, so perhaps it's no surprise that neither Peter nor I...

May 20, 2010

Adultery: My Genes Made Me Do It

I have a new post at her.menuetics. It begins: In her new and buzzworthy book,...

May 19, 2010

Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to the Special Hope Network

A few months into our life with a child with Down syndrome, I realized that...

May 18, 2010

Pentecost: How is the Holy Spirit at Work?

I was recently asked to write, in 100 words or less, an answer to the...

May 17, 2010

Quotation of the Week: Self vs. Soul

"We live in a culture that has replaced soul with self. This reduction turns people...

May 17, 2010

“Happy, Mom?”

Peter and I have been worried lately because Penny seems to care too much about...

May 14, 2010

What I’m Reading: Articles and Essays

I've decided to start another weekly Friday feature, which will simply be a list of...

May 14, 2010

What I’m Reading: The Case Against Perfection

Michael Sandel's The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in an the Age of Genetic Engineering is...

May 13, 2010

Don’t Grab!

"Don't grab!"We hear those words a lot. It might be Peter or me admonishing one...

May 12, 2010

Where Does Unconditional Love Come From?

I have a new post at her.meneutics about the spiritual significance of Williams Syndrome. It...

May 11, 2010

Burdens and Blessings

I have a new post at BLOOM: Parenting Children with Disabilities. I'm printing it here...

May 10, 2010

Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to the Special Hope Network

A few months into our life with a child with Down syndrome, I realized that...

May 10, 2010

The Gift of Children

A short reflection the day after Mother's Day:"The ethic of giftedness, under siege in sports,...

May 07, 2010

Being a Mom: Less Happy, More Joyful?

I have a new post at Patheos in anticipation of Mother's Day. It begins:Yesterday I...

May 07, 2010

What I’m Reading: Flannery O’Connor

I turned in my thesis last Friday night. Well, kind of. I finished my thesis...

May 06, 2010

Perplexed by the Pill

I have a new post on her.meneutics about the ethical and theological concerns raised by...

May 05, 2010

“I Want to Show Miss Katie, Mom!”

There’s a little girl in Penny’s class who always arrives with armfuls of stuff. A...

May 04, 2010

Penelope Ayers Updates and Reviews

Penelope Ayers is now available on Kindle. Unfortunately, the Kindle edition is not in the...

May 03, 2010

If I Accidentally Say the Word “Retarded”…

Peter was talking with a friend of ours. I don't know the context, but she...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

What I’m Reading: Take This Bread

I read a lot. Every night before bed. In the bathroom while I'm brushing my...

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