I recently posted on my Facebook page the meme featured here with a quote by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I added the question, “What do you think of this, friends?” A hearty conversation ensued. And I am generally quite…
Author: Nathaniel Dunigan
3 Signs You Might Not Actually Believe in Hell
The list is below, but to start the convo, I invite you to first watch this 2 minute clip from Seinfeld: If you are a Christian, here are three signs that you MIGHT NOT actually believe in hell. (I…
It Needs to Look Like Love
Yesterday, I posted the following on my Facebook page: How would you advise someone whose lover a) demands strict adherence to a set of rules or else, and b) uses life’s disappointments and tragedies as ways of getting their attention, and…
15 Things That Make Me Happy
My monthly gratitude list: Emails, notes, text-messages and phone calls from my kids. Every evening, a man who lives in an apartment across the street from my building in San Diego is out front with his broom and dustpan,…
Weary of the threat. In love with the miracle.
“What sorrow awaits you.” This is a phrase recorded in the Gospels, and attributed to Jesus. He said it over and over and over. Do you know who the “you” is? Who has sorrow awaiting them–in Christ’s eyes? In Matthew…
The (FREE) first chapter of my new book:
Below is the first chapter of my new book, “We Are Not Mahogany: Three stories about the male African life,” now available on Amazon.com. These short stories capture my dissertation findings. The book also includes a study-guide and analysis that…
Are You Hard-Headed or Heart-Headed? (5 Q’s reveal the answer)
Hopefully we all have passion, conviction and principles. But as we engage with others, do we allow these passions to make us better, smarter and stronger? Or do they diminish our essence? Here are five questions I ask myself…
Why a Donkey?
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem is celebrated and remembered by many people today. The idea of the Christ riding on a donkey as people declare, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,” strikes me in a…
Invite Delight: Creating space for conversations that matter
Is the space around you beautiful? I didn’t ask if it was fancy or expensive or lavish, I asked if it was beautiful. For example, Ugandans tend to keep their yards swept clean. Even if the space around the home…
When do we become good?
On a recent episode of NPR’s “This American Life,” this question was posed: “When do people become bad?” A professor very wisely replied that he thought that this was the wrong question. He offered instead that the question should be:…
