I may not have drawn little hearts in my middle school notebooks labelled "Leah + Inspector Javert" but I've loved him far too much since the first time I saw Les Miserables. (And, this year, I immediately dibsed his part when organizing a Les Mis flashmob). But some of the things I've loved most about the adamant Inspector are the things I've had to set aside in order to be a Christian. So, to mark the occasion of the movie's release, I wrote three meditations on … [Read more...]
I first saw Les Miserables when I was in middle school, I think, and I was on the edge of my seat from the opening number. But the moment that transfixed me was Javert's joyous "Stars." I was in love. There was nothing I wanted so much as to be like that man, ramrod-straight, inviolate, and wholly consecrated to duty. In fact, when informed of my conversion, one friend, initially puzzled, said, "Well, I guess you've always been a bit of an absolutist." But my Javertian … [Read more...]
In re the discussion of accepting gifts, a recent post by Eve Tushnet seemed apropos. (Note, she's discussing her experiences working with women at a crisis pregnancy center, and I would prefer any discussion not be derailed by an argument about crisis pregnancy centers, since that's not the part of the story I'm highlighting). I've been struck recently by how many of my clients are ashamed to go to their friends for help: both material or financial help, and emotional support, the love in … [Read more...]
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