Last week, my husband forwarded a video to me called ĪĪŗĻιβιĻμĻĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ακηΓία. My Greek is just good enough to understand the title–Activism and Acedia–but not good enough to understand much of the speaker’s point, and we have yet to sit down and watch it together. Nonetheless, it got me thinking about the intersection between this pernicious spiritualā¦
So, this came in the mail last week. I guess that means it’s official… I’m writing a book! Actually, to be more specific, I’ve beenĀ writing a book–my deadline is now only a month and a half away. (Because all good things take TIME–including the logistics of hammering out book contracts–I haven’t been able to let the cat outā¦
What?! The Great Feast of the Nativity of our Savior is less than a week away? As is usual for me this time of year, I canāt seem to shake the feeling that Iām failing at Christmas. As is also usual for me this time of year, I’ve come to a belated and idealistic conclusion: less perfectionizing, moreā¦
*** (Caveat: In this post, I make reference to political events/ figures, but my purpose in doing so is not to speak to issues of politics but to give voice to a spiritual struggle that is common to us all, regardless of what side of the partisan lines we are on. Itās been a difficult election for all.ā¦