What does it mean to be poor in spirit? In the Old Testament, the term ‘the poor’ began merely as an assessment of one’s assets – those who didn’t have any assets were “the poor”. What is the experience of the poor? The poor have no wealth and as such are...
#blessed. We have all seen it on socials, coffee cups, and tie dye sweaters. It’s hard to determine what anyone actually means by calling themselves blessed. Harder still when our marriages turn sour. Still, it is an axiom of a branch of psychology called Positive...
[image credit: Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, 1937. Marina Amaral marinamaral.com] In a recent Atlas Obscura feature, Gray Chapman showcases the work of several artists who add color to black and white photos. One artist explains that it’s easy to see...
