While I’m grateful for my kids’ spiritual maturation, I long for the tactical faith-at-home rituals of their younger years.
The Edible Theology Project
Our food is a constant reminder of both the goodness and the brokenness of God’s creation.
To all the holy troublemakers in the making
My children’s bookshelves are lined with thick books about inspiring people.
New Directions for Holy Questions: Progressive Christian Theology for Families
I find myself searching for a theology resource I could feel comfortable with, not just in content but in approach.
Jonathan Daniels and Risking One’s Life for the Gospel
I like many have begun, far later than I have an excuse for, to reckon with the history of what I once called home.
Listen! It’s a Story!
Growing up in Michigan, Uncle Charlie’s “Keys for Kids” radio show was a weekly tradition.
Growing Christians is Here (and so is a discount code)!
The day is finally here: October 27th. It’s the publication date for Growing Christians, the first book we created as the Grow Christians community. Last week I shared a sneak peek inside the book on the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, and today I’d like to share why we wrote it.
Grow at the Movies: Little Women
“It’s not a happily-ever-after story,” said my elder daughter Ida when asked what she thought of the new Little Women movie.
Søren Kierkegaard and Lived Experience
Teenagers often believe that they are the first humans ever to have discovered sex. The world-altering swells of feeling and emotion—or the seeming opposite of being let down by the whole experience—feels as revolutionary to each of us as any human walking on the moon.
Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today marks the feast of Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary and the grandparents of Jesus. They don’t appear in canonical scriptures; lacking source material, generations of Christians have looked for them in themselves.