Tag: Culture
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Sustaining versus Regenerating
Sustaining is a word that I have used a lot as a spiritual director and minister in the church. How do we remain sustainable in Christ? As a person who burned out from ministry in her mid-twenties (I was on the fast track), I had to shift in how I operated. Burn out was a…
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Remembering Syria – September 6, 2013
Last Sunday, Pope Francis called the Catholic church together to pray and fast on behalf on Syria this Saturday, September 7. I may not be a baptized Catholic, but I plan to join in on praying with my Catholic brothers and sisters. I’ve been praying for this dear country the last few months and it…
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Masculinity Wars – August 2, 2013
This blog tends to focus on the experience of women since, being a woman, that is my frame of reference. However, in the process of writing about modesty I found my heart stirred towards the implied messages that men receive in that conversation. After publishing the post, I had men contact me, expressing how left…
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I am privileged – July 24, 2013
Fresh tortilla chips at a Mexican restaurant are glorious! I was enjoying a particularly lovely basket with my brother and his girlfriend, when we noticed on the TV screen that the verdict had come in for the George Zimmerman trial. Not guilty. What has emerged in the days since is a cacophony of opinions, and somewhere…
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Please Get Coffee with Me – July 17, 2013
Jerry Seinfeld has just started the second season of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In case you’re curious, the title is not a metaphor. It’s a fun show in which Seinfeld brings on such an interesting range of comedians, from legendary comic voices like Mel Brooks to more current voices such as Sarah Silverman…
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Is Papyrus the Worst Font Ever? – May 29, 2013
Once on Facebook someone posted a link entitled “Is Nickleback the Worst Band Ever?” Click here to see the answer. I feel similarly about Papyrus font. And apparently I’m not alone. I typed the title above into Google and was flooded with site after site addressing the travesty that is Papyrus font. First, some of you…
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On Syria – May 15, 2013
“I hope you know that we are not all terrorists,” she said, staring me straight in the face. I cannot remember my response back, but her statement changed me. …………………. Today I had plans to write about Summer movies. I even had a great quote prepared for “The Great Gatsby” (I left feeling projectile vomited…