This past month, I had two posts published in other venues: “Who Decides Defective?” an op-ed about a new method of in-vitro fertilzation, published in the Hartford Courant.  I also had another post on Motherlode, “A Spiritual Defense of Gift-Giving,” about the ways to celebrate materialism at Christmastime.  Happy New Year, everyone! 

In November, I saw a speech given by a high school senior about the use of the word “retarded.” It’s passionate but composed, thought-provoking but easy to understand, compassionate but critical. And it will be hard to watch without dabbing your eyes. “Spread the Word to end the Word.” 

This past fall, I wrote a series called “Questions for Jesus,” where I looked at a different Biblical passage in which people ask Jesus questions. My favorite post of the bunch comes from Mark 4, where the disciples ask Jesus, “Don’t you care if we drown?” This post relates my own experiences in the early…

In August, I asked myself, “Does it make a difference to follow God?” or am I living the life of a practical atheist? Also in August, on the website of Christianity Today, I had an article, “The Gift of Grief.” It discusses changes to the psychological understanding of grief as well as a Christian response…

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