Special Offers
Buddhist
Catholic
Contemplative
Evangelical
General Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latter-day Saint
Muslim
New Visions
Progressive Christian
Beliefs
Buddhist
Catholic
Contemplative
Evangelical
General Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Latter-day Saint
More Voices
Muslim
New Visions
Pagan
Progressive Christian
Topics
Religion News
Food and Religion
Sports and Religion
Religious Art
Religious Music and Entertainment
Religious Events
History and Religion
Style and Religion
Politics and Religion
Women in Religion
Recreation Outdoors and Religion
Business Finance and Religion
Careers Workplace and Religion
Education and Religion
Family Parenting and Religion
Health Fitness and Religion
Home and Religion
Relationships and Religion
Technology and Religion
Travel and Religion
Columnists
Buddhist Columnists
Business Finance and Religion Columnists
Careers Workplace and Religion Columnists
Catholic Columnists
Contemplative Columnists
Education and Religion Columnists
Evangelists Columnists
Family Parenting and Religion Columnists
General Christian Columnists
Health Fitness and Religion Columnists
Hindu Columnists
History and Religion Columnists
Home and Religion Columnists
Jewish Columnists
More Voices Columnists
Latter Day Columnists
Muslim Columnists
New Visions Columnists
Nonreligious Columnists
Pagan Columnists
Politics and Religion Columnists
Progressive Columnists
Recreation Outdoors and Religion Columnists
Relationships and Religion Columnists
Religion News Columnists
Religious Art Columnists
Religious Events Columnists
Religious Music and Entertainment Columnists
Sports and Religion Columnists
Style and Religion Columnists
Technology and Religion Columnists
Travel and Religion Columnists
Women in Religion Columnists
Resource Library
Library of World Religions
The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth
Patheos Answers
Podcasts
Videos
Faith Leaders Database
Anglican Episcopalian
Bahai
Baptist
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Hinduism
Holiness and Pentecostal
ISKCON
Islam
Judaism
Lutheran
Methodist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New Age
Paganism
Presbytarian and Reformed
Protestantism
Religion Behind the Scenes
Roman Catholic
Scientology
Shia Islam
Sikhism
Sufism
Sunni Islam
Taoism
Zen
See all religions
Research Tools
Comparison Lens
Preacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Video
Podcasts
Thought Readers
E-Books and Other Special Offers
God's Cheat Sheet to Finances
Books of the Bible Study series
History of the Bible
7 Day Prayer Challenge for Spouses
A Different Kind of Christian
Jesus is Love
Prayer Devotional
The Saints We Love
FaithChatter Conversation Cards
Newsletters
Special Offers
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In
Subscription Support
Trending:
Forgiveness
|
Resurrection
|
Joy
|
Feminism
|
Afterlife
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
Home
About
Home
Family, Parenting and Religion
Archives
Select a Category
Articles
Books
Disability
Down Syndrome
Faith
family
Perfectly Human
Uncategorized
Select a Month
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
September 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
July 2011
July 29, 2011
Down Syndrome: What Story Will you Tell?
I had this moment when we were on vacation in Virginia Beach. I was looking...
July 29, 2011
Our Annual Co-Parenting Experiment
I have a new post on Motherlode ("Learning to Walk in Another's Flip-Flops"), the parenting...
July 28, 2011
Why We All Need Our Dads
Peter left yesterday morning for some meetings in New York City. He returns this afternoon....
July 27, 2011
Books that Bridge the Religion Gulf
One of my hopes as a writer is that I would be in conversation with...
July 27, 2011
Where are your Cities of Refuge?
The only time I go running with my husband Peter is when he is pushing...
July 26, 2011
Abortion and Eugenics
One of these days, I'll write more on this topic, but for now, I'd like...
July 26, 2011
Rachel Simon Talks about Siblings with Disabilities
When I interviewed Rachel Simon, author of The Story of Beautiful Girl a few weeks...
July 25, 2011
Divorce, Addiction, and Prostitution–Some Articles Worth Reading
There are real reasons for people to get divorced, but the destruction of a marriage...
July 25, 2011
Every Story Needs a Plot… Thoughts on A Good and Perfect Gift
Over the weekend, a friend asked, "What was the hardest part of writing A Good...
July 22, 2011
David Brooks: The Debt Ceiling Debate Is Really a Denial of Death
I don't want bureaucrats in Washington deciding what kind of treatments people can get but...
July 22, 2011
How Do We Pray?
To conclude some of the thoughts I've shared about prayer this week, I want to...
July 21, 2011
He Needs a Fence, and He Listens to Jesus: Who is this Kid?
Our children are always surprising me. There's William making "art" in the front yard out...
July 21, 2011
Pray Like a Child…
Prayer is exciting. Prayer is tough (at least for me). But as I mentioned in...
July 20, 2011
I’m Tired of Pop Culture Mocking Down Syndrome…
Sometimes I forget that most of the world isn't attuned to issues related to Down...
July 20, 2011
Why Is Prayer So Hard?
I wrote yesterday about the excitement of prayer. And much as I believe that prayer...
July 19, 2011
Let’s Talk About Sexual Identity…
I recently read and reviewed Jenell Paris' book, The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex...
July 19, 2011
Why Pray?
I write about prayer a lot (I've included a list of past posts at the...
July 15, 2011
Babies Cry to Tell us Something, and Other Lessons in Communication
I used to think that communication was all about words. Spoken words. Written words. Whispered...
July 14, 2011
Infertility and Suffering
My friend Ellen Painter Dollar has a guest post on her blog, Choices that Matter:...
July 14, 2011
Explaining Judgment to a Two-Year-Old, and to Myself
A few months ago, Peter discovered an ancient songbook (circa 1960) filled with folk tunes...
July 13, 2011
When Do you Know that Your Book is Finished? Questions about A Good and Perfect Gift Part Three
I know the book is finished when the final deadline rolls around. Which, in this...
July 12, 2011
Why Support of the “It Gets Better” Project Should Be a Christian Cause
Issues surrounding sexuality make headlines all the time. Same-sex marriage in New York State... Questions...
July 12, 2011
Time Alone in Marriage?
A friend and reader recently wrote: "Marriage question-- Is it offensive and/or helpful in the...
July 11, 2011
Follow Up to this Morning’s Post About Rob Bell: Questions for God
From Mark Galli's new book, God Wins, on the nature of asking questions of God...
July 11, 2011
More Thoughts on Rob Bell
The controversy over Rob Bell's new book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and...
July 08, 2011
What Rachel Simon Told Me About Being a Sibling of Someone with a Disability
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Rachel Simon's new novel, The Story of Beautiful Girl....
July 07, 2011
Neuroscientists Are Just Modern-Day Calvinists…Discuss
When it comes to nature and nurture, the important point is that we choose neither...
July 07, 2011
Teaching Our Children to Sleep, Again
Penny and William are now sharing a room. We thought we had concocted a plan...
July 06, 2011
What I’m Reading: Recent Articles about Disability
A moving story from the LA Times of a South Korean pastor who cares for...
July 06, 2011
Why We Don’t Invite Our Friends to Church
For a long time, I thought church should be a place where I could invite...
1
2
ยป
Related posts from
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
Family
Thank you Patheos! (And Continuing the Conversation at...
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
Family
My Questions About the Ethics of Embryo Selection
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
Family
I Don't Love Valentine's Day, and That's Okay
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
Family
7 Thoughts on How to Survive Another Snow...
Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability