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End Human Trafficking Now
Yesterday was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Maybe you’re like me and are sickened by human trafficking — but don’t know where to begin. This post is for you. I just have to say this up front — especially to all the mamas out there — you do not have to go down the rabbit hole of all the sordid details involving human trafficking to make a huge difference in the fight against human trafficking. So know your heart. I know myself well enough to know that I can’t read too many details — especially when it comes to child trafficking — I know it’s an evil straight out of the…
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Moira’s Purgatory
Hello Everybody! Have you ever started a project that you imagined would last a week or two — and one month in, you’re still working on it — with no end in sight? Well, that’s what I did. In my defense, life seems to have gotten back to a healthy pace — and my “helpers” lives have also grown more busy — hence being in the middle of a basement revamp with no end in sight. It brings to mind a place in Ireland, my niece Kate told me about, called Patrick’s Purgatory. It’s a place in which nobody is allowed to sleep or eat more than dry toast and…
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How Are We Christians Doing With That “They Will Know You By Your Love” Thing?
By this all men will know that you are My disciples — if you love one another.” John 13:35 Hate to admit it, but as I scroll down my various social media feeds, I find myself wondering how we Christians are doing with that whole “they will know you by your love” thing? Is it safe to say, “not so well”?😬 The good news, though, is that in real life I’d give us all a much higher grade — because in real life, I think we’d say about half the things we do when we’re typing away on our keyboards. It’s just the nature of the beast, as they say.…
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Why Are We All So Dang Angry, Anxious and Afraid?
Why are so many of us so dang angry, anxious and afraid? Oh, I don’t know — maybe it’s because we are all spending way too much time scrolling, and not enough time interacting with real people. Maybe it’s because we are focused on the things that anger us and frighten us — so much so, that we’ve forgotten about all the beautiful things in this life and the life to come. Or maybe some of us don’t believe in the next life — that this is all the life we’ve got — so we fight tooth and nail to control everybody around us so that our “quality of…
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The Problem of Silence
Let me start off by saying that I don’t think that silence is a bad thing — in fact, I think that silence is an essential part of establishing and maintaining a relationship with God. So, please don’t misunderstand the title of this post. I think silence is essential, and many of us are not getting enough of it in our own lives. In fact, if you don’t carve out silence in your day and find time to pray and read Gods word and listen to His voice — then I truly do not know how you will be able to navigate around the numerous dumpster fires burning right now…
