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• What a Woman is Worth – Buy Your Copy Today!

  

  Two years ago I sent off an essay to a woman I only knew from blogging – Tamára Lunardo. I sent it off with shaking fingers, afraid of rejection, knowing... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding My Niche – An Oxymoron by Cindy Brandt

  

  Cindy Brandt has written for Communicating Across Boundaries before and today I’m happy to welcome her again with a contribution to the Finding Your Niche... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting Away, Turning Away

  

  A week and a half ago I sat on a small balcony in Hollywood Hills in the shadow of the iconic Hollywood sign that hovers over Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 21 “Entering a Foreign Land”

  We’re late today. A heavy rain preparing us for what are sure to become April showers is falling and with it comes a phone call from our son asking for a ride. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing the Bishop: An Evening with a Syrian Christian

  

  Last night my husband and I had a rare opportunity to hear from Bishop Elias Toumeh, a Syrian bishop. The following is an account Cliff wrote while it was... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s a Question of Identity

  

  by Robynn. Today’s piece is long form so sit back with a cup of tea or coffee. What are you tethered to? Where is your identity anchored?I distinctly remember... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• What’s On Your Bookshelf? With Thanks to National Public Radio

  

  The task is simple but oh so hard! Pick three books on your bookshelf that summarize you. What three books give us a snapshot of your life? Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Hard Questions at A Life Overseas

  

  Today I’m over at A Life Overseas. I’m going to say ahead of time that this one was a difficult one to write. When we hold truth claims, when we place high valu... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding My Niche in Development by Fred Perry

  

  Today’s “Finding Your Niche” segment comes from a great friend and someone I admire deeply. Fred Perry was in high school in Cairo, Egypt when I first met him. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank God for Tea!

  

  I was raised on tea. From early in life the day could be marked by two things : the call to prayer and tea time. At home it was morning tea with breakfast and... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fred Phelps is Dead — A Response

  By RobynnFred Phelps, the most notorious Kansan, is dead.Fred Phelps started the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas in 1955. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding My Niche in Law by Jenni Gate

  

  We kick off the ‘Finding Your Niche‘ series with a writer who is becoming a favorite on Communicating Across Boundaries – Jenni Gate. Jenni is the perfect perso... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• How a ‘Civilized’ Society Honors St. Patrick

  In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day residents of South Boston called police because they were tired of those ‘celebrating’ the day peeing in their yards.Yes.... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Still

  

  I’m up early. The house is full – college kids who are getting much-needed rest during spring break, a son who has flown in to help me with a film project, a... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Behind the Persian Curtain – An American in Iran Part 4

  

  As Cliff and I read comments on all three of his posts on Iran, we realized that there was a missing piece – that of more detail on the dialogue. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Places as Possessions and Finding Your Niche

  

  I felt angry at the person speaking. She was speaking about “My Pakistan”. What right did she have to speak about something that was ‘mine’? Except that Pakista... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Apples and Mondays

  

  Mondays are not easy for me. For some, Mondays are a new start — kids go back to school, the counter is wiped clean, there is space and time.For others,... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Reluctant Orthodox – Volume 20 ‘On Forgiveness & Fasting’

  

  Even when I fast I have plenty.This realization comes to me half way through my first week of Great Lent. When you live in a country that has more to eat... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• International Women’s Day 2014 – “Remember the Ladies!”

  

  Today is International Women’s Day – a day set aside worldwide to “Remember the Ladies.” The theme this year is ”Inspiring Change – for greater awareness of... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Lenten Meditation Dripping with Kindness and Grace

  

  By Robynn – Follow Robynn on Twitter @RobynnBlissAlong with thousands of Jesus followers around the world, I began my Lenten pilgrimage yesterday. To me, Lent... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION