Counterweights
An Essential Practice for Holding Hope in a Heavy World

You know that part in the Barbie movie when the Barbies are dancing to upbeat music and, mid-choreography, Barbie says, “Do you ever think about death?” That’s me—and reading Counterweights made me think I should reconsider my approach. Shannan has the background to be a card-carrying, all-caps Evang......more

I’ll read anything Shannan Martin writes, but I’ve been anticipating this one. She is so thoughtful in teaching us how to hold the hard and the hopeful at the same time.......more

Shannan Martin does it again with another book that hits right where I need it most. She says this book is her “ode to ordinary abundance, a scrapbook of rest and resistance, and an invitation to consider your own. Heavy and light. Meaty and sweet. Just like life.” (p. 17, Counterweights) Yes, that’s......more

If you wonder how to show up authentically in a world where the headlines are a horror show every morning without drowning in despair, this book is for you. Life feels like whiplash most days. I grieve over reports of children killed in a school shooting, but I still have to make dinner for my famil......more

Counterweights, A Essential Practice for holding Hope in a Heavy World, was the balm and guide I needed for this confusing distressing time in our world. I have long followed author, Shannan Martin on social media, but this is the first book of hers I’ve read. Shannan has been encouraging followers t......more