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I’m hoping to write more about this later today, but the grocery store calls. So for the moment, I’ll just quote myself from a recent post on 843 Acres. Check back in this afternoon for further reflections. If, that is, my kids nap simultaneously this afternoon: Embedded in Daniel Mendelsohn’s new article, “But Enough About…

I have a new post on The Park Forum: “Pat Robertson Said What?”

Years ago, I was on a weekend retreat with a group of high school students. The speaker was trying to explain the concept of original sin. He used his toddler daughter as an example, saying something along the lines of, “We’re selfish from the moment we emerge from the womb!” William has taken to having…

And if so, what did you think? I’m particularly curious for two reasons. One, Peter and I make it to a movie in the theater on average once a year. Literally. Last movie we saw in a theater was Slumdog Millionaire. We saw Avatar last week. Now, again, I never go to the movies. So…

For good reason, the devastation in Haiti is all over the news, and in our hearts and minds and prayers as well. I’m hoping to write more about it, but for now, here is a piece I posted to the Park Forum yesterday: “There is no explanation for why my daughter is going to die...”

I’m part of a local network of parents of kids with Down syndrome, and we had a doctor from the Trisomy 21 Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia come to speak to us last night. She answered questions about potty training and aggressive behavior and communication and school inclusion. At the end of the…

My new friend Ellen Dollar is looking for people to interview for her new book about faith and reproductive choices. Here’s what she has to say about it: My forthcoming book, No Best Choice: A Christian Perspective on Disability, Genetics and Parenthood in the Age of Advanced Reproduction (tentative title—to be published by Westminster John…

New Post on the Park Forum: Religion and Women: Nicholas Kristof is Wrong...

We went to the grocery store after church yesterday. We were out of milk. And bacon. And bananas. And a whole long list of items. And while we were at it, I remembered the list of things I had been meaning to buy at Target. So we divided and conquered and came home an hour…

Lisa Belkin wrote about Down syndrome yesterday on her blog for the New York Times: “Should Down Syndrome Be Cured?” I submitted this comment: The language used from the title of this post through many of the comments implies that Down syndrome is a disease, a sickness that is currently incurable. But the reality is…
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