I have a new post on Christianity Today's website this week, a review of Rachel Adam's new memoir, Raising Henry: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability, and Discovery. To read it, go to A Mother's Love for a Modern-Day Miracle: Meet the pro-choice secular Manhattanite whose study ...

My son, Samuel, died five hours after his birth; he had trisomy 18. The five hours my wife and I spent with him were some of the most significant of our life together. They were a gift to us at the end of difficult pregnancy and a peaceful entry into the long paths of grief.

This post is one in a series addressing the question of whether we should try to "cure" Down syndrome. Margaret (Gary) Bender reflects upon Flowers for Algernon and her daughter Alex, who has Down syndrome. 

I have a vivid memory as a fourteen-year old sitting on my parent's ...

As a part of a series of posts in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and in response to recent media reports about a potential "cure" for Down syndrome, blogger and minister David Zahl contributes an essay today about bioethics, science fiction, and what it might mean for ...

I didn't think much, if at all, about Down syndrome before our daughter Penny was born. But in the seven years since her arrival, I have come to believe that disability, including Down syndrome, offers a window into the human condition that bears close attention. As I have written ...

My kids have taught me a lot about God. It mostly happens when the lights are out.

The bedtime routine is almost over. Penny has taken her sweet time putting on her pajamas. I say, "Penny, I am starting to feel angry but I don't want to yell at you." She turns slowly in my direction, ...

I finished The Little Way of Ruthie Leming. I thought it could have been even better than it was, but I still ultimately recommend it. This was my favorite line: "St. Benedict considered the kinds of monks who moved from place to place all the time to be the worst of all. They ...