Connecting Camera Concepts with the Spiritual Life: Contrast
Prey prefers to blend into the surrounding landscape. Look at this photo from my recent trip to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum; can you easily see the cactus wren? It blends into its background beautifully, making it more difficult for hunters to spot. (In fact,...
How Much Is Enough?
Last week, I reflected on how grateful I am for enough rain, and enough food, clothing, and work. This week, I want to reflect on the word enough and how we think about it in America today. To do that, I’m going to begin with a fairly modern notion: the nuclear...
Become an Ally or Accomplice and Let Jesus be Savior
Last week, I began reflecting on a blog post I’d read that got me thinking about my role in addressing racial inequity in America today. In this post, I want to share another element of the teaching that stood out for me: the differences between being an ally, an...
Continued Learning about My Role in Making a Difference
A couple weeks ago, I read a blog post that linked to another that got me thinking in new ways about my role in making change in America today. The blog post I initially read included this sentence: “When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs.”...
Is Trauma Our Cultural Norm?
I’ve been thinking about mass shootings lately—not because I want to, but because, if I dip into the news at all, they are impossible to avoid. Mass shootings are increasingly endemic in American culture, and I’ve been pondering the long-term consequences. I’m...
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