featured writing by me

Obviously, my own blog on this site (click here!) but elsewhere…

Religion News Service (RNS): Contributor

Quitting online church is abandoning the one for the 99 (February 2022)

We’ll never know the whole truth of Southern Baptists’ sex abuse crisis (February 2019)

Insider: Contributor

I was told I had broken-heart syndrome after my husband died tragically. Here's what it's like. (May 2022)

After multiple surgeries, I'm 'sick, sore, lame, and disabled.' I want Trevor Noah to know I enjoy life. (December 2021)

Like Kobe Bryant, my husband died in a tragic accident. The worst came later when I realized how much died with him. (January 2020)

Sojourners: Contributor

When Christian Schools Decry Racism While Ignoring it Internally (June 2020) 

The Coronavirus Crisis Exposes Society's Casual Ableism (March 2020)

The Full Affirmation of Disability Justice (June 2019)

Resisting Ableism in the American Church (November 2018)

The Recompiler: Contributor

Becoming a Cyborg: How Keeping My Body ‘On’ Turns Chronic Pain ‘Off’ (March 2020)

Rooted in Rights: Contributor

I’m a Survivor of Sexual Violence That Caused My Disabilities. Here’s Why I’m Still Proud to Be Disabled. (September 2019)

TV Guide: Contributor

Homophobia on The Real World Helped Me Realize What Kind of Parent I Needed to Be. (June 2019)

USA Today: Contributor

8 of our top opinion pieces this week: ICYMI (May 2019)

I Was 12 Years Old and Pregnant. Alabama’s Abortion Law Would Hurt Girls Like Me. (May 2019)

Pro-life friends supported our children’s adoptions. But they balk at policies keeping them alive. (November 2018)

BMP Voices: Contributor

Inaccessible Justice Movements Aren’t Just (October 2018)

Rise Collective: Contributor

#notwithoutmychild, and not without theirs either (May 2018)

SKEW: Managing Editor

Raising Kids Who Aren't Assholes: 11 Books About Refugees (July 2018)

The "Woke Parenting Guide" Was Harmful Appropriation. We're Fixing That. (July 2018)

The Book That Brought Me Back to the Bible (June 2018)

Raising Kids Who Aren't Assholes: 10 Barbie vlogs About Mental Health (May 2018)

Both Eyes Black: Paige Patterson, Abuse, and #ChurchToo (May 2018)

Raising Kid Who Aren't Assholes: 24 Books About Protest (April 2018)

Why I #DisTheOscars as a Disabled Woman (March 2018)

Raising Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Five Resources for International Day of Women (March 2018)

United Methodist Insight: Guest Contributor

I Call Myself a Disabled Woman (January 2018)

Teen Vogue: Contributor

Why I Got Sober When I Turned 21 (July 2017)

Why You Should Stop Assuming Sexual Assault Survivor's Lives Are Ruined (April 2017)

The Mighty: Contributor

https://themighty.com/author/shannon-dingle/

The Washington Post: Guest Contributor

This is why disabled people were so devastated by the Christian silence on health care (July 2017)

Church 4 Every Child: Contributor, 2013-2016

www.keyministry.org/church4everychild/?author=56fb153bcf80a1c5c8cda29d

Special Needs Ministry: Contributor, 2014-2016

www.keyministry.org/specialneedsparenting/?author=56fb153bcf80a1c5c8cda29d

iDisciple.com: Contributor to the resource channel Life Themes

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www.idisciple.org/explore/category/preparation

The Christian Post: Guest Contributor

Adoption: Not Always the Best Option (December 2013)

East Carolina University, M.A.Ed. thesis

Relationship Between Test Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities and the Poverty Levels of their Schools (November 2010)