02.26.1999
I want to feel all there is to feel, he thought. Let me feel tired, now, let me feel tired. I mustn't forget, I'm alive, I know I'm alive, I mustn't forget it tonight or tomorrow or the day after that. In Ray Bradbury's 1957 novel Dandelion Wine, 12-year-old Douglas Spaulding discovers that he is… Continue reading on being alive
If you don’t love somebody, it gets annoying when they tell you what to do or what to feel. When you love them you get pleasure from their pleasure, and it makes it easy to serve.- Donald Miller, “Blue Like Jazz” When it comes to God, I feel like a parrot. I can easily talk… Continue reading reflections on God’s love for me
I recently watched Manchester by the Sea. It’s a powerful film about grief and one man's inability to forgive himself for his past actions. I loved every minute of it. It’s viscerally raw and deeply human in a way that resonates with anyone who's struggled with feelings of guilt and loss before. Since watching it,… Continue reading reflections on grief, grace, and repentance
