My husband, David, walking in Ireland. July, 2023  Over the past year, my family – like many around the world – has faced a number of substantial challenges. One of these has been that my husband, David, was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). While this news is difficult, we also feel thankful to finally have a clear diagnosis. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our family spent over a year trying to understand what was going on with David. First, we thought he might be suffering from depression (although David disagreed). Then, we thought perhaps he had suffered ..read more

Dear all, I am thrilled to share this news! We will be providing additional updates in the coming weeks; please reach out in the meantime with any questions. With thanks, Kate Transition Announcement New Ownership Announcement for Writing for Your Life and Compassionate Christianity November 16, 2022 - Kate Rademacher and Brian Allain are delighted to announce, after considerable prayer and discernment, new ownership and leadership for these innovative businesses.  Effective January 1, 2023, Writing for Your Life and Compassionate Christianity will be owned and led by Kate Rademacher. The ..read more

I am honored to be part of a new webinar series, “Progressive Christian Voices: Today and Tomorrow” being hosted by Compassionate Christianity. As I have been preparing for the conversation, I’ve been asking myself: Isn’t the phrase “progressive Christianity” redundant? Isn’t Jesus’ message of radical, transformative, self-giving, dying-to-self love inherently ‘progressive’? Join us for an exploration of this question and more. The series will take place on October 4, 6, 11, and 13 at 7 PM Eastern, and all sessions are free. Discussions will be facilitated by Brian Allain, founder o ..read more

Since I began writing about my spiritual journey, I’ve wanted everything about the process to be a PART of my spiritual practice. I began writing because I felt I was responding to deep calling that was somehow bigger than me. Likewise, seeking publication also felt like something I was called to do. But book marketing? Building a “platform” and engaging in “promotion” hardly seems like it can legitimately be part of a spiritual practice. Right? The Christian path - as exemplified by Jesus - is to embrace a life of “downward mobility.” One of my favorite authors, Henri Nouwen, wrote, “Too ofte ..read more

I’m delighted that Reclaiming Rest has been released into the world! I am hugely grateful to everyone who helped make this possible. It takes a village to launch a book! If you missed the launch event with Flyleaf Books, watch the recording here ..read more

Impact. This is a word that holds a lot of meaning for me. When I as growing up and in college and graduate school, I was told to strive for change on a broad, wide scale. We must not put Band-aids on problems; rather, we must aim to implement large, effective, lasting solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. In many ways these messages are wonderful. But they can often lead (at least for me) to action laced with ego. In contrast, the Christian message provides a very different roadmap for inner and outer change. Henri Nouwen, the Catholic priest and author wrote, “Real training fo ..read more

I just started Abby Norman’s new book, You Can Talk to God Like That. This is a book for our times! When I was researching and writing Reclaiming Rest last year, I became intrigued with lamentation as a spiritual practice. One of the chapters in Abby’s book is entitled, "Do Good Christians Have Bad Feelings?" Of COURSE! So, what do we do with these feelings - including our anger, disappointment, frustration, impatience, and even horror? Lament is spiritually appropriate in these times. Abby writes, "Being angry with God is far from the act of a failed person of faith; it is a vital, necessary ..read more

How can we ensure that all have the right to rest? In my exploration of how we can reclaim rest, I’ve come to see that it is a mistake to treat Sabbath-keeping only as an individual spiritual practice. First of all, we are meant to embrace rest as a people— that means observing the Sabbath in the context of community. More broadly, in Exodus, the commandment of rest is extended to all—daughters and sons, servants and animals, family and strangers. The implications of this are profound. Throughout modern history, Sabbath principles have informed public policy in critical, tangible ways. Puttin ..read more

Thank you for your interest in my new book, Reclaiming Rest, which will be released by Broadleaf Books in June 2021. We are currently building a launch team to help get the word out about the book, and we would love your support. What’s involved? The job of the launch team is to help create awareness and buzz about the book. This is primarily done through word-of-mouth, through reviews on sites like Amazon and Goodreads, and via social media. What you receive: You will receive an advance excerpt of the book for FREE. You will be invited to join special monthly events to explore how we can ..read more

Last night after work I was exhausted, and my husband cooked dinner for our family…and then he cleaned up. This morning, I was on an early morning phone call hosted by the United Nations listening to how there are still so many enormous obstacles to achieving gender equality worldwide. Both experiences caused me to reflect that without gender empowerment/equality, we will not make progress in reclaiming rest. The U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) includes Goal #5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” During COVID-19, data show that women’s unpaid work has increa ..read more