The Lord be with you and bless you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God) Sexual ethics and colonialism for the modern age This article considers the strange contradictions between society’s hatred of an old form of colonialism and its love of a new one. The Miracle In Newgate “The gentle, kindly face of Elizabeth Fry was chosen by the Bank of England to grace the £5 note between 2002 and 2016, reflecting the high regard in which she continues to be held almost two hundred years after her death. Through her work as a prison reformer the lives of thousands of convicts were transformed. Yet that was just one part of her far-ranging ministry which is still influential today. At the heart of her thinking and practice was the regular reading of the Bible.” Submit Your Felt Reality to God “A number of years ago, a counselor friend of mine introduced a simple and accessible concept that he regularly uses in his practice. He calls it ‘felt reality.’” This is a good and useful term! The Return of the Culture War “Here’s something you often hear people say as they get older: ‘I remember the last time that was popular.’ Fashions once considered outdated come back in style. Movements arise and subside, and then surge again. A benefit of age is the wisdom and perspective you bring to the current moment. History doesn’t always repeat itself or move in predictable cyclical patterns, … Continue reading A La Carte (May 20)