As people who have grown up in western civilization, we have come to value looking back and looking forward at this time of year. Until the last few years, I admit that it was only a spiritual practice that I did occasionally. Since then, I have learned to incorporate this into a...
What I can’t seem to get past this Christmas season is just how “regular” the Christmas story appears. I mean, of course, it’s not regular—Mary, a virgin, has a baby—it’s definitely high on the supernatural spectrum of things. But Mary and Joseph are...
I want, so I take. I take and consume. I consume and am filled. Yet somehow I am full of dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction then increases desire. The cycle repeats. If I think what I crave is what I need, then I may be a fool. There will always be something else, something more...
