This week, I’m struck that Valentine’s Day coincided with the first Sunday of Lent: a mash-up of hearts and heartbreak. While February 14th celebrates everything warm and soft and sweet we feel about love, Lent calls us to remember its cost.
We all know that we need love as…..
As Valentine’s Day approaches with its focus on all the “warm and fuzzy” aspects of romantic love and love in general, I’m moved to tackle what distinguishes our “hearts and flowers” notions about love from what real loving is.
I concluded last week’s post (“God Is a Social Being”) saying…..