Radical Compassion and They Come Back Singing (June 2009)

Love Happens in Community

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 06/22/2009

I live in a country founded by strong, tenacious folks who learned to go after their dreams and do things for themselves. The shadow side of that independent spirit is our tendency to judge as weak anyone who needs help. Also, we are suspicious of being accountable to community, fearing that too many checks on [...]

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Love Lives in the Details

by Vinita Hampton Wright on 06/08/2009

Until I dive right into a situation, I will never understand how to love the people who live there. As a writer, I could talk poetically about love and compose moving essays on love. But unless I walk into the real life of someone who needs my love, I won’t have a clue. Because I’m [...]

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