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Book Review: Conversations With Silence
Post Views = 1014by Sally Longley Do you long for silence? For space? For solitude? Our lives are so noisy, so full, so bombarded with voices, opinions, and ideas, that silence perhaps seems foreign and scary to us. What would happen if we truly quieted ourselves, inside and out? What would we hear? In her book, Conversations…
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Book Review: Out Of The Shadows
Post Views = 938Out Of The Shadows, Book One of The Velieri Uprising, by Tessa Van Wade My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book took me on a fast-paced action-filled journey into an alternative world of a super-human race trying to make sense of life in this world. It follows the transformation of Willow,…
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Quotes for Independence Day
Post Views = 843“Independence, celebrated by the framers of our liberal democracy in the 18th century, has led to creativity, innovation, and adventure. But, our emphasis on independence – the achievements of the self-made person – needs to be complemented by the creativity, innovation, and adventure which comes from embracing interdependence and the importance of…
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God of the Betwixt and Between
Post Views = 894“In the beginning.” God created. God the artist. God the imaginative. A never-ending supply of ideas brought forth into beauty and light. Splendid! “God named the light ‘day’ and the darkness ‘night’.” Light and darkness. Day and night. But also brushstrokes of color: pink sunrises and purple sunsets, the merging dawn and…
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But Don’t I Know Best?
Post Views = 1084“It’s not about “I’m helping you” but “We’re walking and learning together.” (Richard Rohr) Where did I get the idea that I know best? That I’m the one to help you? That only my group has the truth and so we must make sure everyone else becomes like us? Forgive me! I’ve ignored the warnings about pride and…
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My White Privilege
Post Views = 1177Shhh If I don’t understand, I’ll not speak For I can’t speak about what I don’t know It’s not my place to speak of your experience Shhh I’ll open my ears and listen I’ll open my mind and learn I’ll open my heart and love Shhh Release my opinions Hold my thoughts…