Month: February 2016

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There’s no such thing as “other” people

Glennon Melton recently wrote that “There is no such thing as other people’s children”. I agree and would add that there is no such thing as “other people”, at least not after you’ve opened up your life to the people that are around you,   //   When you speak of Muslims, when you speak […]

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Community
Faith and Religion
Growth
Health and Wellness
Mental health
Perspective
Politics

You Will Have To Choose

It’s easy to be scared. Fear is a basic instinct. Fear is also the tool of the enemy. Fear, once inside, will gnaw away at love, hope, kindness, gentleness, self-control. Fear will lie to you and tell you there is no goodness, or not enough goodness to make up for the evil. Fear will trick […]

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On Privilege and Personal Power

The first time I can remember ever taking hold of my own power was in third grade. I formed a “lunch bunch”, a group of girls who always sat together at lunch and then hung out together at recess. We had one girl we really didn’t want to be associated with us, so though I […]

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