Since May when I created the Displaced Pilgrim, I have been a bit discouraged with my writing and reading habits. This disillusionment with myself has led to a seeming dearth of meaningful reflection and a stagnation of the heart. In this perceived state, it is like I am incapable of connecting empathetically and compassionately to […]
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Attending to Joy
How is this life to be lived in this fallen world, with all its dangers and temptations, if grace is taken to be the standard of the virtuous life? — Marilynne Robinson, “Grace.” *Cough* *Cough* My brother slouched down low in his brown, leather couch. The overhead light of his small living room splashed to […]
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