Disgust, it turns out, is a very personal but also often cultural value. Sometimes we call people who take pleasure in something we find disgusting, "ghoulish" or "sick" but they are just making different choices.
One of Nouwen's problems as a writer, teacher, priest and confidante was that he spent a lot of time wondering how other people reacted to what he said/wrote/taught, and how he said/wrote/taught it.
Interestingly enough, "prayer was associated with an increased likelihood of hypertension, and spirituality was associated with increased diastolic blood pressure."
pokane is home to a vibrant, resilient trans community. Every single one of them deserves the same dignity, respect and safety that we ask for ourselves.
As many of you know my son suffers from a tumor condition. This summer he will have another major set of surgeries at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia and while we have great health insurance, it will still cost my family a lot of money in an expenses for these trips.