Author Gary Thomas recently posted an excellent blog series on the differences between love and desire. He introduces his topic this way: When an immature 29-year-old soul proclaims, “I love him; I really love him!” she may well be speaking with a five year old’s heart: “I love candy; I really love candy!” Our culture… Continue reading Gary Thomas on Love and Desire
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That Sometimes Firework Love
July 4th nights smell like sulfur. They sound like thunder or war. This year, I listened in the house, thinking about love and fireworks. There is a love that ignites in a moment, soaring into a ring of fire that fills up the sky. It’s beautiful and bright and original, and life has never been… Continue reading That Sometimes Firework Love
Real Love and Wild Horses
I heard this song for the first time tonight. Someone I know mentioned it, so I looked it up. I'm glad I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6s7tIdhbxM Good music contains poetry. By this standard, "Wild Horses" is good music. One verse in particular stood out to me. I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you've decided… Continue reading Real Love and Wild Horses
Love or Die: Alexander Strauch on the Importance of Love
My family ordered a copy of Alexander Strauch's Love or Die: Christ's Wake-Up Call to the Church sometime last summer. The booked arrived promptly via Amazon, found it's way into the living room book basket, and then was packed into a cardboard box marked "Christian living" where it was somewhat forgotten throughout a family move… Continue reading Love or Die: Alexander Strauch on the Importance of Love
The Foundation of Marriage: Friendship vs. Eros
To the Ancients, Friendship seemed the happiest and most fully human of all loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue. The modern world, in comparison, ignores it. ~ C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves As I was battling boredom this afternoon, I decided to get caught up on Boundless. In today's article, "Making A Good… Continue reading The Foundation of Marriage: Friendship vs. Eros
Incandescent Ink 