Talking about death is always good for our souls: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Glad we’ve got @adamkinzinger.bsky.social ‘s eyes on the sky so I can concentrate on my last minute Christmas shopping! This week on The Bulletin: Is it UFOs over New Jersey? Santa’s headlights? What gives? www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

The plight of Christians in Syria and what religious freedom means in this complicated region of the world. www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

“If Mangione refuses to be claimed by an ideology, or if he reveals himself to be a well-adjusted kid who became deeply mentally unwell, that may end up being more unsettling than if he is a calculated operator or fringe radical.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Listen to this week’s roundtable episode: www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

This is The Bulletin at its best: engaging breaking news with wise, thoughtful commentary. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/wick...

Talking with NYT bestselling author and historian Charles King was a highlight of my holiday season. Check out this episode with beautiful Christmas music from Handel’s Messiah! www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

Doing research for an upcoming show: Do you attend Sunday School? Does your church even offer it?

Today’s episode of The Bulletin: Hunter Biden’s pardon; Korea, Syria and global authoritarian threats; and the SC’s hearing on youth trans medicine. . Listen here: www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the...

😳 Bulletin Merch?! 😍 Yes, please! store.christianitytoday.com/pages/bullet...

I lost my taste for the middle in 2002 when I got food poisoning at a Red Lobster after dinner there with J.I. Packer. I don’t think I ever apologized enuf to him for that bad meal.

Watching coverage of the hearing on transgender youth medicine didn’t make me cry. But there was a moment in today’s Bulletin recording on the topic where my eyes teared up enuf that it was hard to see my notes. Episode drops tomorrow, y’all. Don’t miss it. www.c-span.org/video/?54017...

Lots to think about in this piece.

We’re talking about Hunter Biden’s pardon this week on The Bulletin. What do you want to know about it?

This is infuriating to me. An example of horrific voyeurism and shoddy journalism. Asking a family member for a public response <4 hours after a violent death is immoral. No one in raw shock should be asked to speak on the record in a moment like this. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

This week on The Bulletin: the neuroscience and social consequence of motherhood with nature writer Lucy Jones. . #thebulletin #thebulletinpodcast

There are those who think Trump's election means that now nothing matters. They're wrong. Everything matters now. The binary, singular choice is behind us. Now the choice facing each of us is what kind of person will we be in the season that lies ahead.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases … can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son—and that is wrong.” Why make it harder for your team than it already is? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Come on, Joe. Thanks a lot. “Joe Biden has now provided every Republican—and especially those running for Congress in 2026—with a ready-made heat shield against any criticism about Trump’s pardons, past or present.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Falling from a plane might be a reprieve for a turkey.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I’ve been working to eliminate all plastics from my cooking. But I need a good, easy solution for school lunches. This convo would have me to believe my kid should bring Pyrex? Feels like a disaster waiting to happen. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

On this week’s holiday episode of The Bulletin, @mikecosper.bsky.social @clarissamoll.bsky.social and I talk about family estrangement, why it’s hard to find contentment, and I take one more shot at Mike for going to that Tammy Faye Bakker show: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Need a gentle Advent resource to walk with you through grief? Grab a copy of my new devotional. The 40 days bring you through the holiday gauntlet and into the new year, tracing God’s faithful presence through the Old Testament. www.amazon.com/Beyond-Darkn...

"A big part of becoming a teenager is figuring out how to fit in. Sometimes that means papering over the stranger parts of your personality, suppressing your uncommon enthusiasms, but sometimes, if you’re lucky, you find a place where you are accepted despite your idiosyncrasies." Loved this.

“‘Well, Dad, why don’t we try giving it back?’” James Newell, 77, recalled his son, Eric, asking when the topic came up several years ago at the dinner table. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/a...

Makes me think of Edward Abbey, the OG Desert Solitaire. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

My co-author, home from college. #mombliss www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1496...

26% of adult children say they are estranged from their fathers, 6% from their mothers. Going “no contact” with your family on the rise. Seen through this lens, is the recent election any surprise? www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

But as for me, it is good to be near God. www.instagram.com/p/DC1yr9cxy6...

Gifts for grieving friends. Signed books, merch, and whatnot. All here 👇🏼👇🏼 www.etsy.com/shop/clariss...

Since when was “underspending” a problem, even in one’s elder years? Conservative money management meant former generations had something to leave to their loved ones, a parting gift of love. We could benefit from learning to see our money as more than just ours to spend.

“Those Thanksgiving arguments with my brother were a waste of time I took for granted, a waste of breath that I thought we could afford to expend frivolously.”

What do we tell our daughters? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... #thereluctantjournalist

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Holidays are really hard for teens who have lost a loved one. Grab my new book and help them navigate these coming weeks: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1496...

The church year ends today at Christ the King Sunday. This praise from today’s lectionary brought me to tears: “More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the LORD!” (Ps 93:4) In everything we face, He is greater. What a comfort.

I memorized the Gettysburg Address as a 2nd grader, and it’s remained in my heart through the years. (I even recited it as a centering exercise while the chief of anesthesiology gave me my epidural at my first birth!). Loved this piece. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...

This week on The Bulletin, we just hosted our 92nd guest of 2024. (That doesn’t include all the amazing folks we’ve had on repeat this year!) Who have you enjoyed listening to? #thebulletin

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I love non-screen-mediated math! Kids don’t need online tools to learn math well when they’ve got 10 fingers. As a former teacher, I’m convinced that even calculators should only be introduced as regular tools at the H.S. level. www.theatlantic.com/education/ar...

Subbing for my local school’s fifth grade class today, and a student gave me this after I expressed interest in the details of his drawing. As a mom of sons, I love to see boys who have talents and interests that aren’t screen-based. Kudos to you, A., for cultivating your brain’s fine motor skills!

Scanning headlines for topics for our Thanksgiving #TheBulletin episode. Whaddya want to hear about?

I will not apologize for my love of a clean house. (Also, my teen sons do an amazing job cleaning the bathroom. Train up a child, y’all.) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Honored to join FOX11 Reno today to talk about what grieving kids need most.

After my husband died in 2019, our family’s humor took a dark turn. Appreciated this piece from @drmoore.bsky.social reminding me of how those laughs saved us from despair. www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/dark...

If you’re anticipating the holidays without your person, here are a few tips for surviving with grief: clarissamoll.substack.com/p/entering-t...

This is an old one but warrants a repeat read. Hurt people hurt people. www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/u...

Looking forward to talking with this author today. Watch for the convo on The Bulletin tomorrow! www.thefp.com/p/trump-rfk-...

I’m here for news like this. #thereluctantjournalist www.opb.org/article/2024...