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• A God of Process

  

  Lent began yesterday evening in the Orthodox Church and with it a time of reflection and fasting. As I begin this time I am utterly convinced of the above... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 19 “The Least of These”

  

  I walk in to church and venerate the icons at the entry of the sanctuary. This is still not comfortable to me. I still feel like I’m ‘faking’ it.Is this how... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Digging My Hope Out of a Snowbank

  

  As I heard a weather forecast today and learned that more snow is covering a nation already groaning under the winter of discontent, I particularly appreciated... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Persian Curtain: An American in Iran: Part 3

  

  Today ends the 3-part series on Iran. Thanks for reading these posts. One of the things that Cliff and I have said for years to people who spend time overseas i... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Persian Curtain: An American in Tehran: Part 2

  

  Today is Part 2 of the series on Iran. If you missed yesterday’s feel free to click here.MORE CHELO KEBAB?For those of you who have had the privilege to sample... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Persian Curtain: An American in Tehran: Part 1

  

  In January, my husband went to Iran, a place he dreamed of visiting for 30 years. I am delighted to have him guest post for Communicating Across Boundaries thes... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Designed to Be Dependent

  

  Central Square, Cambridge is a 10 minute walk from our apartment. It’s not a tourist attraction, nor is it the prettiest square that Cambridge has to offer.... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 18 “On Prodigals”

  

  The Orthodox Church remember this Sunday yearly.It is one of three special Sundays preceding Great Lent. The first is the Sunday of the Publican and the... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unequal Treatment and Tuskegee

  

  “For a serious offense writes” psychiatrist Aaron Lazare “such as a betrayal of trust or public humiliation, an immediate apology misses the mark. It demeans th... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Not Sure I Know How to Write Anymore

  

  You think a lot about writing when you commit to writing everyday. But as I think about writing, nothing captures what I’ve felt recently more than this post... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Winter Stretches Past Its ‘Use By’ Date

  

  I feel so restless I could bite someone. Winter is stretching far past its ‘use by’ date and with every passing day the longing for spring grows greater, the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Gift of Saudade

  

  “A sense of home is, it seems, worth more than any other comfort. And one of the questions I want to answer now, for myself, is what makes a place feel like... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 17 “Don’t Kiss the Pharisee!”

  

  “Just one thing” said our Priest’s wife to us “Don’t kiss the Pharisee.” I marveled at this solid piece of advice.She was not referring to a real-life... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• In Defense of Married Love

  

  We wondered if we should post this piece today after yesterday’s excellent essay from the perspective of a single woman. But this piece is a tribute to... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post – A Single Perspective

  

  On this day before Valentine’s Day I am so excited to have my beautiful niece Amy write for Communicating Across Boundaries. Amy is single – which you may have... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• 30 Things to Do When You Have Jet Lag

  

  It’s two o’clock in the morning. The flight from North America to Europe arrived early morning the day before and you had just enough time to buy that craved... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• One-Dimensional Stories

  

  The problem with stereotypes is not that they are not true, but that they are incomplete.* I was introducing myself at a party when the woman I was speaking wit... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living in the Blue Zones

  

  In 2004 a man named Dan Buethner along with National Geographic went around the world looking for places where people lived well; where people had longer... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 16 “A Physical Faith”

  

  From the beginning I noticed that worship in the Orthodox church is physical. It demands your body. From standing for long periods of time to prostrating, makin... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons from the Cheez Whiz Jar

  

  by RobynnBoarding school taught me, among other things, to get what I could. There were so many of us and it seemed that the good stuff was always so limited. W... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION