Field Notes
short essays and other reflections on art, culture, and faith from the desk of Jonathan Freeland.
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What is Love?
In a culture stained by political division, seemingly endless war, selfishness, and suffering, the message of the Sacred Heart offers the penultimate countercultural reminder to continue to pursue humility and self-sacrifice.
The Freedom Paradigm
What does freedom mean for the individual in 21st century America, and does our understanding ultimately harm or help us as we navigate our lives?
What Is Emo Country?
This feeling of never quite fitting into a crowd became never quite fitting into a genre once I decided that I wanted to start writing music.
Starting Over on Social
To say that I have always been a contrarian when it comes to the “next big thing” in tech surely comes to no surprise to anyone who knows me.
Little did I know that I would become exactly one of “those people.”