by Lake on February 11th, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about vengeance and pacifism lately, after having gotten into a heated discussion after watching the movie Taken with one of my roommates. How far-reaching should Christ’s injunction to love our enemies be? Could we be justified in taking a life if the life of a loved one is [...]

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by Lake on August 23rd, 2008

On my flight home from Phoenix, I witnessed a very small action that had a big impact on me. To set up the story, I need to tell you that I have a critical peanut allergy, an allergy that can be life-threatening under the right circumstances. So when I fly with Southwest, I [...]

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