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Peter and I had dinner with friends the other night. Their kids are in their twenties, and when we asked about them, they shook their heads. It wasn’t just their own kids that had them worried. It was the whole generation. They told stories of kids in rehab, kids failing out of college, kids aimless…

Our apartment is in boxes. We move on Monday. So I haven’t read much this week, and the interesting things I did read I now can’t find amidst the piles. So… one article and one quotation: Ramesh Ponnuru has an article for the New York Times, “The Year of the (Pro-Life) Woman.” He addresses the…

A few months back, my dad invited us all to a fundraiser for Abilis, an organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities. The catch was that the fundraiser was happening on my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. They bought three tables and invited a host of friends and family for an afternoon together. I was touched that…

Paul Miller is the author of A Praying Life (click here for my thoughts on this wonderful book) and Love Walked Among Us. He is also the Executive Director of seejesus.net. The following essay includes a few paragraphs from A Praying Life, with new material at the end: For some reason our daughter Kim (who…

I have a new post at her.meneutics called “Sexy Evangelism: Why our narrative about sex, dating, and marriage is a gospel priority.” It begins:  My husband runs a dormitory of 30 high-school boys. Recently two of them lounged on our living room floor, asking questions about our faith. It started with theodicy (If God is…

I have a new article about resting on Sundays here at beliefnet. Try to ignore the ads embedded in it and enjoy the content: “No Shopping on Sundays: How the Sabbath rest helps me care for others.”  One additional point that didn’t make it into the article itself–there are ten commandments (as most people know).…

Last week at school, Penny attended her first bridal shower, for one of her teachers. She came home talking to our nanny all about it. They decided to make a card. Penny instructed: “Mom in a white dress. Dad in a ‘cedo.’ And a church. And on the inside write, ‘Thanks for getting married’.” I…

I was intrigued by the ethics of “freeganism,” profiled by Jack Halpern in the New York Times Magazine: “The Freegan Establishment.”  Here is a community of people who attempt to get everything for free–food, clothes, even mansions. It is an act of protest against a culture of waste. The most arresting line: “In his book “Waste:…

A friend of mine once looked on my bookshelf and said, “Spinach salad.” “Excuse me?” “You read spinach salad books,” she said. “Not brussel sprouts, which are good for you but hard to swallow. Not junk food. But books that are both tasty and good for you. Like spinach salad. With no bacon.” She had…

A few years ago, I learned the word “codependent.” It came with an explanation: “It’s when, instead of basing your feelings upon yourself, you base them upon another person. It’s like you wake up in the morning, put a thermometer in your spouse’s mouth, and then decide how you feel based upon the thermometer’s reading.”…
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