Over the last fortnight, I’ve been taking some refuge in Aaron Sorkin’s early 2000s television series The West Wing. It’s one of the few shows I ever watched live before getting rid of my TV altogether, and it brims with optimism about governance, civic service, and the people who work in the public sector. It […]
The Horror of Grace
Her church dean read the parable of the vineyard. And the children at Vacation Bible School protested the rules of the game. “Grace is not attractive,” she thought. “It’s not fair!” [Watch the video.] Once upon a time, I shared Brene Brown’s TED talk on vulnerability and shame with some relatives. The blowback I got […]