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A Theology of Personhood
When Rose and I began planning our family, Rose became pregnant easily. I was finishing seminary and had a position lined up and everything seemed to be going well. Then one weekend night, Rose woke me up to tell me something was wrong. She had severe cramping. Then when she went into the bathroom, she…
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My wife is a rock star
That is what I tweeted more than a month ago when my son was born. “My wife is a rock star.” I meant it. Because I witnessed a woman overcoming her fears and helping a 7 1/2 pound baby get out of her body by herself. If you haven’t witnessed childbirth, you can’t imagine…
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No More “Delivering” Babies
In our normal lives (in other words, outside of childbirth), the word delivery speaks of a relationship. Specifically the mail carrier delivers the mail. Or the pizza guy delivers your pizza. Or the stork delivers babies to the doorstep. Our relationship to the word ‘delivery’ is actually the relationship. Delivery isn’t so much about an…