One, for anyone in the greater New Haven area, I will be doing a book reading from Penelope Ayers at Yale tomorrow at 4:00 pm at the Dwight Hall Library. Click here for directions. To read excerpts or get more information about the book, please visit my website at www.amyjuliabecker.com

Two, I wanted to draw your attention to a recent oped in the Washington Post: Tebow’s Superbowl Ad Isn’t Intolerant: It’s Critics Are. Regardless of your position on abortion, the reason I commend this article is because here a pro-choice woman defends the right to air a pro-life ad. I’m encouraged whenever people from opposing points of view demonstrate a willingness to listen to one another, engage ideas, and even defend one another on points in common (see the explanation of “thin places” above…).