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• Enter the Story of a Stranger

  

  Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• #FighttheFear

  

  Today it struck me that we haven’t even been able to grieve the attacks in the world because the rhetoric so quickly changed from grief for Paris to finding a... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Your Fear Goes Through the Roof

  Many people are sincerely afraid when they think on the events of the last few weeks: the twin attacks in Lebanon, suicide bombing in Afghanistan, the plane... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Refugee as Scapegoat

  

  As humans, we have a deep need to find reasons for why bad things happen. We want to find those responsible and punish them so that the problem is solved. We... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Refugee Facts & Resources

  

  I thought it would be helpful to compile resources here for those of you who are looking to know more about resettlement and how the refugee process works. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcoming the Refugee – Choosing to Walk Away from Fear

  

  The road may be long and full of our blood but we will go back waving olive branches. Love is stronger than hate There is little that I feel more passionately... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Overseas – For You in the Trenches

  

  Readers, I’m at A Life Overseas today talking to those of you who are in the trenches, where world events happen all around you. I hope you join me in that... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Paris is White, Lebanon is Brown, Mizzou is Black

  

  [Source – unknown but found on Facebook. Please let me know if you know the source]I was off-line most of yesterday and so it wasn’t until late in the day that ... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Those Jam Lessons!

  

  Surprisingly last week I discovered some profound lessons in an unlikely teacher. I was making jam and as I grated and stirred it struck me there were a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Pulse of a City

  

  I hear sirens as I’m walking up from the subway onto Tremont Street.  I turn my head and see the blue and red flashing lights of an ambulance. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• That’s When Faith Walks – a Repost

  

  When you’ve reached the end of the road and there is no map — that’s when faith walks.When you’ve exhausted every plausible possibility, every scenario, every... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Graphic from The Culture Blend

  

  It’s a Monday, and I’m traveling. I’ve been in San Diego since Thursday night, enjoying Palm trees, incredible sunsets, and the ocean. Best of all, I’m free fro... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sacred Gifts: A Basket, A Chicken Jug and A Simple Bar of Soap

  

  Over the last three weeks I have received three very unique and very personal gifts. Each of these gifts has meant something to me. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Faith, Doubt and Ames Street

  

  Ames Street is a short street that goes from the main road down to the ocean in the Lanesville area of Gloucester. I wouldn’t ever have known about Ames Street... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Stories Matter

  

  “We tell ourselves stories in order to live…We look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of five. We interpret what we... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Resilient Orthodox – Healing a Hole in the Heart

  

  When I was six years old in boarding school, we had prayer and devotions every night. We would pray for the teachers and the house parents; we would pray for ou... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Two Writers Meet–A Lunch with Elizabeth Trotter

  

  Yesterday I drove across the great Kansas plain, over and down through the Flinthills, to meet someone, Elizabeth Trotter—a fellow writer, that I’ve only ever... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let’s Talk About Girls – #15Girls

  

  “How much do you know about girls?” is the title of a quiz that National Public Radio published online a couple of days ago. The quiz is only seven questions an... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Primary Care Provider…

  Dear Primary Care Provider: I’ve wanted to write this letter for a long time, but never took the time. But after a morning coffee conversation with my... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Least of These

  

  As  I walk out my front door, I smell Autumn. The chill morning air is accompanied by a bright sky bringing a promise of a glorious day. How is it that seasons... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION