Maybe only after you feel yourself fully submerged in the flood of fear, can you understand what people will do, not to drown.
About John Pavlovitz
I’m Giving Up Fear for Lent
Fear is a really lousy religion.
Fear is a really lousy religion.
You Can’t Gaslight a Pandemic, Donald
You look scared, Donald. We are too.
You look scared, Donald. We are too.
I Just Want To Leave This World
To be a deeply feeling person in a time when empathy has become a middle-index, partisan slur doesn’t seem sustainable.
To be a deeply feeling person in a time when empathy has become a middle-index, partisan slur doesn’t seem sustainable.
Stop Waiting for Saviors and Superheroes
Maybe hope isn’t in the sky. Maybe it’s in the mirror.
Maybe hope isn’t in the sky. Maybe it’s in the mirror.
You Are the Hero the World Needs
Steady yourself, lift your head skyward—and save what you can.
Steady yourself, lift your head skyward—and save what you can.
The Super Bowl of MAGA Hypocrisy
The moral flexibility has been astounding.
The moral flexibility has been astounding.
Dear LGBTQ Children, God Adores You
They say the LORD works in mysterious ways, so why not a cotton/poly blend and some glitter paint?
They say the LORD works in mysterious ways, so why not a cotton/poly blend and some glitter paint?
Don’t Forget To Be Happy
I’d hate to see you procrastinate away living for another time—when this is the living time.
I’d hate to see you procrastinate away living for another time—when this is the living time.
Christians are Supposed to Care About People
I believe that following Jesus should leave me more compassionate, not less. It’s really that simple.
I believe that following Jesus should leave me more compassionate, not less. It’s really that simple.
We Who Grieve Aren’t Strong, We’re Trying to Survive
The death of a person you shared your life with immediately places you in a very specific community: you become a survivor.
The death of a person you shared your life with immediately places you in a very specific community: you become a survivor.
We’re Already in a Civil War
This is a pivot point for our shared story, the greatest national fracture of our lifetimes.
This is a pivot point for our shared story, the greatest national fracture of our lifetimes.
Grieving Their Missing Christmas Presence
When you lose someone you love, you forever realize the singular, irreplaceable gift that time with them was.
When you lose someone you love, you forever realize the singular, irreplaceable gift that time with them was.
Mr President, Judaism is Not a Nationality and America is Not a Religion
This isn’t a new performance we’re witnessing, it’s a terrible rerun.
This isn’t a new performance we’re witnessing, it’s a terrible rerun.
Opposing Hateful People Doesn’t Make Me Hateful
And the thing is, I even love them enough to see how terrified they are.
And the thing is, I even love them enough to see how terrified they are.
If He Wins Again
This has nothing to do with a political victory.
This has nothing to do with a political victory.