Pondering Experts’ Opinions on Unconditional Love
As I continue my Lenten series of reflections on the concept of unconditional love, I turn to the perspective of some modern experts. My goal with this post is not to give you an academic survey of all opinions or every perspective; that would take more time and...
Rethinking Unconditional Love: A Lenten Journey
I had a conversation last week about the idea and ideal of unconditional love. We were talking about personal relationships, but it sparked a deeper thread that I want to make my Lenten pilgrimage here on my blog. I hope you will join me, and I pray that my musings...
On Believing You Are Beautiful
In last week’s post, I mentioned that we had recently spent a few days in New Orleans. While I was there, I saw a number of signs in various locations. In addition to the one I pondered last week, I saw a sign painted on concrete that I shared on Instagram and this...
Interpreting a Sign: Are We All Still Slaves?
A couple weeks ago, Henry and I traveled to New Orleans for a few days of vacation. I hadn’t been there since a college band tour, and Henry had only driven through. We stayed in the French Quarter, enjoyed a lot of delicious local food, and explored the parts of town...
Realizing Further Inequities Indigenous People Face
After writing last week’s post about the American Rent Is Due sign, I had some further realizations about the inequities Indigenous people still face in America, and I thought I would share one of them today. As a child growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I...
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