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Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

love in a time of really nasty politics - Doctors Without Boredom

I really appreciate everything that Judy Wu Dominick writes, and this reflection on “loving your political frenemies” is no exception: I still ache over the anguish of some and the bigotry of others, but this prayer discipline has chipped away […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

love in a time of really nasty politics - Doctors Without Boredom

I really appreciate everything that Judy Wu Dominick writes, and this reflection on “loving your political frenemies” is no exception: I still ache over the anguish of some and the bigotry of others, but this prayer discipline has chipped away […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthics

holy culture and horticulture - Doctors Without Boredom

Wilfred McClay has a beautiful and much-needed essay at Comment on the tension Christians experience between our calling to be gardeners and pilgrims: We plant, tend, and nourish gardens, gather and prune them, negotiating and harmonizing the resultants of nature’s forces. We […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthics

holy culture and horticulture - Doctors Without Boredom

Wilfred McClay has a beautiful and much-needed essay at Comment on the tension Christians experience between our calling to be gardeners and pilgrims: We plant, tend, and nourish gardens, gather and prune them, negotiating and harmonizing the resultants of nature’s forces. We […]

Matthew LoftusBibleCultureEthics

solidarity and healing after the Tree of Life shooting - Doctors Without Boredom

My own connection to Pittsburgh is only through friends; my kids have played on the playground across the street from the Tree of Life synagogue several times. I wanted to share a few pieces about the incident, starting with this […]

Matthew LoftusBibleCultureEthics

solidarity and healing after the Tree of Life shooting - Doctors Without Boredom

My own connection to Pittsburgh is only through friends; my kids have played on the playground across the street from the Tree of Life synagogue several times. I wanted to share a few pieces about the incident, starting with this […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthicsHealth & Medicine

how bodies matter in miscarriage - Doctors Without Boredom

Tish Harrison Warren has a moving and beautiful essay at Christianity Today about her quest to honor the body of her unborn child: Our doctor wasn’t a jerk or insensitive to our grief. He was professional; we liked him. But he worked […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEthicsHealth & Medicine

how bodies matter in miscarriage - Doctors Without Boredom

Tish Harrison Warren has a moving and beautiful essay at Christianity Today about her quest to honor the body of her unborn child: Our doctor wasn’t a jerk or insensitive to our grief. He was professional; we liked him. But he worked […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

raising our kids to love others - Doctors Without Boredom

Since yesterday’s post talked about the value of community and raised questions about how we’re raising our children to love others (or not), here’s a strong essay from D.L. Mayfield about that very subject! It is difficult to raise our […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEthics

raising our kids to love others - Doctors Without Boredom

Since yesterday’s post talked about the value of community and raised questions about how we’re raising our children to love others (or not), here’s a strong essay from D.L. Mayfield about that very subject! It is difficult to raise our […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEthics

"gifts of time, money, and sympathy" - Doctors Without Boredom

If you’ve never read this essay on W.H. Auden’s quiet benefience, you’re in for a real treat: W.H. Auden had a secret life that his closest friends knew little or nothing about. Everything about it was generous and honorable. He […]

Matthew LoftusCultureHistoryEthics

"gifts of time, money, and sympathy" - Doctors Without Boredom

If you’ve never read this essay on W.H. Auden’s quiet benefience, you’re in for a real treat: W.H. Auden had a secret life that his closest friends knew little or nothing about. Everything about it was generous and honorable. He […]