Our mantra this month is “I have people, and they love me.” Love is a funny word. So often, especially in pop culture, it is a way of talking about romance. But love is also something among friends, between family, and it knits communities together. Some sense of our idea of “belonging” is wrapped up in a place where we feel loved.

Thinking about these ways in which love and belonging intertwine with one another, I thought of a song that brings a sense of comfort in my own need to belong. Eddie Vedder––best known as a grunge rocker with Pearl Jam––accompanied by a ukulele is just unexpected enough to make this delightful. And it leads to a love song that is about not only the love, but the desire to be loved. I think this is meant to be more of a pop “love song.” But maybe it’s more than that? In any case, its always nice to have something to listen to on a Thursday evening. So take an earful if you like!

Allan T. Georgia, MDiv, MTS, PhD

Sometimes it is hard to tap into our spiritual selves or find time to nurture our intellectual curiosity. Here is a section that reflects on some nourishing materials from around the web and related media channels in order to get us thinking, get us feeling, and get us reflecting on the lives we are living in this big, beautiful world. **Some Adult/Mature Themes May Appear in Links and Other Attached Material**