Love as a Commodity

The author of this book has truly had some unique experiences in coming to terms with his faith. He has learned many lessons along the way, and can now truly embrace the Lord's love. What I found most intriguing is that he learned most of his lessons about love and God at Reed, which had been deemed a " godless place." The students here taught him more about acceptance, faith, and love than when he went to church. This goes to show how Christianity isn't really so much about leading a christian life any more. The term has negative connotations because those in power have made it that way and the hypocrites who do not even know what the word truly means.
What I enjoyed most of all about this book is when he spoke about loving others. " The problem with Christian culture is we think of love as a commodity. We use it like money." But, love is not a commodity, as he further explained. It is something that we need to give to everyone, that we need to appreciate their very being, for we are all of God's creations. Instead, we only give love when we feel that the favor will be returned. I wish things didn't work that way. This is a great lesson that I learned from this book and hopefully, be able to apply it in my own life.