Mary Lane Potter

Choosing Life after Tragedy

World Religions

“With a rare combination of head and heart, Anson Laytner shares his struggle to make meaning out of both the Holocaust and the series of blows his family suffered. Eschewing traditional answers, he grounds his hard-won theological reflections in experience, pursuing a life-giving meaning with passion and integrity. Along the way he takes the reader on a spiritual journey from grief to protest to compassion and acceptance. To accompany him is a blessing.”

Happy Colon, Happy Soul

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Happy Colon, Happy Soul is a call to a new vision of caring for those most vulnerable among us and a delight to read. Through moving stories, Giesbrecht, dietitian cum carer-of-souls, illuminates the spiritual power of food, table fellowship, and welcoming the stranger. In her honest, funny, humble, and compassionate voice, she shows how sharing just, sustainable, and nourishing food in kinship—honoring individuals’ dignity while meeting complex community challenges—transforms workers, volunteers, and guests.”