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Christians divide the Bible into two sections, the Old and New Testaments. (Note: I continue to refer to the Old Testament by its traditional name within the church rather than the more contemporary designation, “The Hebrew Scriptures.” I do this because although the Jewish people consider the Old Testament books Scriptural, they collect them in…

A new friend of mine recently wrote me about miracles. In her words:   I don’t understand God–and by extension, Jesus–as a miracle worker…So, where Jesus does something miraculous (loaves and fishes, curing the sick) I found myself discounting the miracle, almost knee-jerk, and trying to figure out what could be going on in “real…

I’m not very good at saying thank you. Take, for instance, when someone has invited me to speak. To stand up in front of the crowd and say thank you to the host seems unnecessary to me. Perfunctory. Fake. I’d rather indicate my gratitude by sending a note after the fact. But I’ve been convinced…

When Charlie was born… before Charlie… because of Charlie… I could write a seemingly endless stream of thoughts all sharing a common thread. The themes might vary, but the main subject–my son Charlie–remains constant.  Over three years ago I had little to say on the subject of disabilities, yet alone Down syndrome. It wasn’t until…
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