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A series of reflections on life, spirituality, and my past, each centered on a single word.

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Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Aaron Huggins

Lately, I’ve been reconsidering one of the central themes I was taught as a young man: “Good doctrine produces good works“. It’s argued that when a person has the right knowledge, right actions will necessarily progress from that knowledge. Over and over again, I was told the cure for bad behavior was simply knowing that…

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Grace

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Aaron Huggins

Grace is each breath I take. It is the next step I take, the next keystroke, the next thought. Grace is the seconds that pass as I enter this world and move through its courses, making my way to my inevitable end. When God thinks, I exist, and it is grace. My life is fragile,…

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Hate

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by Aaron Huggins

Ever wonder what hate is? I have. I’ve been there, too. Hate, I think, is a place. A place we go to suffocate, to strain, to struggle; where we make ourselves feel like we’re accomplishing our highest good. A place of fire, of passion, of drive. That one location, we tell ourselves, that we can…

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Love

Posted on October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 by Aaron Huggins

I used to think I knew what love was. When I was a little boy, I thought it was someone being nice to me. At the very least, it meant I wouldn’t get a beating. I thought it was what I saw in movies and TV, as I grew older, and began to act on…

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Posted on October 19, 2021October 27, 2021 by Aaron Huggins

It’s a word that feels really good. It carries a sense of belonging, of warmth, safety even. Unless you’ve been traumatized. Even if the word itself doesn’t carry the same feelings for everyone, belonging is universal, I think. We all long for a place to call our own, and people who belong with us. Many…

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