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Matt Rhodes is a student at Princeton Theological Seminary. He lived in a L’Arche Community for one year before beginning his studies. Last spring, the Sunday following Easter Sunday, my beloved mother died. The church was celebrating victory; I was living in defeat, in despair, in death. The minister who had come to the hospital…

William, as usual, stood on his tiptoes to turn the light on at the bottom of the stairs. He then reached up again to turn it off. “William,” I said, in my warning voice. “You can turn it off one time but then it needs to stay off.” He nodded. “Waste energy.” It’s an incessant…

As I mentioned last week, with some degree of fear and trepidation, we signed Penny up for her first week of tennis lessons (see “The Perils of 4-Year Old Tennis“). She donned her white shorts and t-shirt and showed up. The other kids out there were taller (by about six to eight inches). They were…

This is a rather unconventional post for me, and it’s intended for people who have read this blog before. Now that the blog has been live at beliefnet for over a month, I wanted to get your feedback on a few things. I’d also like to invite you to suggest topics or questions you’d like…
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