7 Things → The Gaza Strip, Lauren Winner, on mockery and humility, & a poem
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While I do a fair amount of teaching in my work, I’ve learned the best approach is often guiding people to resources that show context and complexity. Things are rarely what we see at face value. An article on the complexities of The Gaza Strip.
TWO
This article weaves in the ancient Philistines who inhabited this area.
THREE
Our friends at Englewood Review shared several YouTube clips of Lauren Winner, a write and teacher of writers. I attended a conference of hers once. Virtually—sigh.
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Here’s Lauren’s author page if you’d like to read up on her books. Girl Meets God was my introduction to her work, and remains a favorite. The last one I read was Still: Notes on a Mid-Life Crisis, and I kept it nearby as inspiration while writing Shaky Ground.
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A terrific article on, well, love and humility. “On Mockery” by Jeff Chu (via Sarah Bessey’s Field Notes).
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Coptic Orthodox Christians are an excellent example of portraying Christian love and humility.
SEVEN
“Churchgoing” by Marilyn Nelson.