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• How I Felt Going to Boarding School….

  I was so little when I went to boarding school. And most of my friends were as well. When I look back on it, we all acted so brave. But if there was one wrong... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• For the Women in Mexico

  

  by Robynn“I was born and raised in the US midwest, but am now raising my two kiddos on the west coast of Mexico. I am blessed to serve alongside several other... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hope in Exile: A Broken Ankle

  

  This is the first of a few stories from my time in Iraq. Thank you for reading. I met Anees in the management office of Al Amal, an unfinished building that... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Stories of Others

  

  Since writing in a public space I have done a lot of reading and thinking about story – specifically writing the stories of others. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Last Child

  

  Jonathan and Stef at Stef’s Graduation from college in MayLast night we moved our youngest to an apartment. While normally at this time of year we move him to... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Overseas – Gently Lead Those That Are With Young

  

  Readers, I would love to have you join me at A Life Overseas today! I’ve included and excerpt below.  When my parents moved a couple of years ago, they gave my... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When the World Comes to You

  

  It was over a year ago when Elizabeth Jones contacted me. She had been reading and interacting with Communicating Across Boundaries for a while at that point,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• National Middle Child Day

  

  Today is National Middle Child Day. I didn’t know this until this morning when the joys of social media alerted me. I’m glad they did. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hearts Made Larger

  

  We returned from Iraq yesterday, touching down at Logan Airport’s international terminal late afternoon.It is difficult to find words in English to describe... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, the Places We Go!

  

  I’m headed to Iraq today. With friends visiting, work, and the chaos of life it has been difficult to focus and get ready. The trip came about so quickly and... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweet Reunion

  

  Last year Marilyn and I met up for a weekend at a reunion in Colorado. Our time was special but shared with others dear and precious. This year I’ve come to... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Heart Demands Conversation

  

  “The heart does not want coffee or cafe, The heart demands conversation with friends, Coffee is the excuse in this case”*I smiled as I read this quote. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Iraq

  

  The text came on an Ecclesiastical day – a day when I was despairing that there was nothing new under the sun. Especially nothing new in my immediate... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shards of Glass

  

  Last Monday, after a lot of thinking, I wrote a post to Franklin Graham. Graham had made a public statement that I felt was deeply hurtful and out of line. I... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• He Won’t Have a Pancake This Year

  

  by RobynnYesterday my sixteen-year-old daughter was trying to teach me how to upload the pictures on my phone to the cloud. It’s a frightening prospect, one I’v... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Anatomy of a Hate

  

  It is as I am reading Unbroken that I suddenly feel a rage toward a people group I don’t even know.Unbroken, a book by Laura Hillenbrand, is an epic story of th... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Do You Open Your Heart?

  

  A year ago I wrote a piece called “People Have Friends; Governments have Interests.” A friend of mine made this comment on the post, and so I offer it to you... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear Mr. Graham, Let Me Introduce You to Some Friends….

  

  Dear Mr. Graham,I’d like to introduce you to some friends of mine. The first friend is Golnaz. Golnaz is a bright and beautiful young woman from Iran. My husban... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Are the People in My Neighborhood

  

  Our street is a short, one-way street, four blocks from the Charles River. It’s lined with three-family homes, built at the turn of the century as industrial... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• We Are All Witnesses: Planned Parenthood, Eric Garner (Et Al.), and Life in the...

  

  Marilyn:Excellent article: “What does the Christian do in the age of closed eyes and covered ears, when all are afraid of monstrous truths that threaten to... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION