"Who are you in God's eyes? What do I have to give you? And what do I have to receive from you?"

Raising my children has less to do with getting it right and more to do with loving them well.

In this essay for the Motherlode blog of the New York Times, I write about the potential hardships and blessings of having a child with Down syndrome.

A live online interview with Amy Julia and Barbara Katz Rothman, a professor of sociology at the City University of New York.

A personal essay about how I decided to forgo prenatal screening for Down syndrome and why we would welcome another child with an extra 21st chromosome.

This personal essay describes how Penny taught me to understand every human life as a gift.

This book review explores images of disability in the Hebrew Bible.

This essay explores the theological implications of treating Down syndrome as a disease that needs curing.

This essay describes two medical students’ impressions of Down syndrome before and after spending time with our daughter.

This essay reflects upon the nature of hope as the Christian response to sorrow that balances optimism and despair.

This essay considers how to affirm life’s goodness for all human beings while not overlooking the suffering that can come with disability.

This essay relates our experience of welcoming Penny into the world and coming to a broader understanding of human perfection and wholeness.

This book review discusses images of disability in the Gospels and talks about how knowing God helps us see people differently.

This op-ed advocates for doctors providing more accurate information about Down syndrome in relating prenatal diagnoses.