I have big thoughts on a recent op-ed from The Washington Post entitled, "I would’ve aborted a fetus with Down syndrome. Women need that right." But first, some context.
Read moreA Year in Writing, more or less
Some years are more prolific than others. 2017 wasn't necessarily one of them (at least, words-wise; plenty of travel, memories, changes, highs and lows were certainly had). But tis the season for a few favourite essays from the last year, in no particular order:
Read moreIn which I fantasize about buying our house
Around the 3rd of each month, I steel myself for a visit from the landlord. He’s a lovely man, really: kind, affable and reasonable. He never asks for inspections, trusts us with house decisions and has encouraged us to make his old home our for-now home, in every respect. He...
Read moreWe Must Not Look Away
Yesterday I considered writing on Christmas anxiety, but news from Aleppo plagued my thoughts as headlines declared “a complete meltdown of humanity” leaving at least 80 civilians dead. On an exploratory trip to migrant camps in Greece...
Read moreViolence, Silence and Advent
In my Bible college days, we used to act out important events highlighted in Scripture. It sounds hokey, but it worked wonders for memorization. We’d march through the Red Sea and count the Twelve Spies, separate Judah from Israel, and...
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