Love is the most powerful source in our lives, the deepest relationship of which we are capable. It shapes us, so we become like that which we love. So it's worthwhile to reflect on the things we love—and so come to know ourselves.

By great grace, our deepest commitments and concerns can become like God's.

This place and its people are wild, alive—owned and loved by God Himself. When I fully digest this, my love for this city and my understanding of who God is intensifies and spills over into love and hope for those nearest me.

First in a Comment series on under-appreciated artists.

Are "chick flicks" your movies of choice? Is Jane Austen or Bridget Jones a guilty pleasure? Anne Dayton writes that human beings—female AND male—"are in love with love." We were made that way.

Comment wonders if you can reflect on your own city‐town, village, or four-corners . . . in North America or South Africa—like Linnea Leonard Kickasola reflects on New York City. Do you see the richness and tension and beauty and difference of your own context?

A successful software engineer (turned Luddite, then back), Rosie Perera wonders if we've forgotten what the Apostle Paul might have said: "Technology is permissible—even good in many ways—but I will not be enslaved by it."

"That's just politics!" So goes the saying. But what is "just politics?" With quite a different perspective, Pat O'Brien celebrates politics as an intensely human and personal pursuit.

From trade shows to exhilarating innovation to company baseball teams . . .one leader's appreciation for the business world.

Our everyday surroundings speak to us, but are we listening? What are we finally perceiving, as billboards and iPods battle for our sensory attention? Comment's series continues with an appeal for a little more awareness, a little more joy in seeing—and understanding—the visual narrative around us.

What is the chief end of man?