Each Friday, I’ll post links to 3–5 resources from around the web you may want to check out.
Gift Giving in an Age of Abundance
Here’s a reflection on giving gifts and how to love others around the holidays.
Love affirms the existence of another being. In what way are we affirming and delighting in them if we are just going through the motions of buying them gifts? It must be in the intentionality, the attention to the personhood that the gift becomes an affirmation of their being. When you deeply consider the person and their needs and desires and state in the world, and find a gift that suits them perfectly, that is an act of love that affirms them. It shows them that you sacrificed time and effort into finding something meaningful for them.
Revitalizing a Stagnant Marriage: Connection & Intentionality
Marriages of many years can drift into coldness. This podcast episode from CCEF counselors (transcript available) helps us spot and correct this problem. I’ve listened to this and found it quite helpful.
Your Body Has Been Made
Our poem of the week: Your Body Has Been Made, by Mark Rico. This Advent poem is a wonderful meditation on the angel’s announcement to Mary.
On the WPCA Blog This Week
This week on the blog we published an article I wrote called Your Church Needs You to Sing, and So Do You. If you haven’t already seen it, check it out!
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