Honey Bees Wait – Nov. 30, 2022
“If they’re here—all females in a winter hive—they’re clustered together inside (an oak tree), queen at the heart of their sisterhood. The fine, transparent wings they beat hard in summer’s heat—a constant buzzing fan to keep the hive from cooking—they hold, now, folded and still. The tiny muscles to which those wings are attached shiver. […]
Unbiased Love – July 14, 2022
“We need unbiased love toward entire humanity, entire sentient beings, irrespective of what their attitude is toward us. So your enemies are still human brothers and sisters, so they also deserve our love, our respect, our affection. That’s unbiased love. You might have to resist your enemies’ actions, but you can love them as brother […]
The Materials of Character – June 22, 2022
“The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those […]
Family of Faith – June 10, 2021
“[God’s] love is most vividly and radically demonstrated when [God’s] own followers, [God’s] brothers and sisters, band together and actually serve one another… when we have no “family of faith” to which we belong and where daily, practical deeds of love are expressed, we are at risk of failing to minister to Christ himself.” -Charles […]