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HT to Dawn Eden, author “A Woman in the Seminary“
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Category: Editor’s Note
Today we celebrate the birthday of Ida B. Wells, whose passion for justice burned brightly throughout her life.
This article shares some details of her various acts of bravery.
I had never thought about low self-esteem this way, framed by the story of Moses arguing about his inability to fulfill God’s call:
“in the haze of negativity, God is saying, ‘I AM WHO AM. I am good, therefore you are good too. I am love and I sent love down to earth so that you might know love and be capable of love. I am holy , therefore you can and, if you trust in My plan for you, will be holy.’ “
This long, uncomfortable history must be faced, for the sake of our children.
An important day, and the women who made it happen:
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This Side of the Sky
I was driving to a meeting Thursday evening and heard this heartbreaking, lovely interview on NPR in which Tom Parks shared about his beautiful daughter Molly and his desire not to hide her ultimately fatal struggle with heroin addiction. His love for Molly shone through the whole piece and a few lines of this poem began to rattle through my head. It took time for these verses to take shape, and I hope they honor this brave father and his family:
This Side of the Sky
Without you, my love
there’s always a cloud,
a crack in my heart
where your laughter lives now.
I hope you’re dancing in heaven, and
the angels greeted you with open arms.
But it’s far too soon for me —
I’m standing on this side of the sky
Learning to say good-bye.
Every sunrise, every rainbow
without you reminds me
of eternity, and every breath
I breathe brings me closer to home.
Someday we’ll be dancing in heaven
joining the choirs of angels
praising God.
Until that time,
I’m standing on this side of the sky
learning to say good-bye,
shining with love for you.
Photo credit: Jody Roberts / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA
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Dinner at Hooters
Love this piece about my friend’s son flirting with a Hooter’s waitress. Of course, that’s what happens there, but not usually for six year old boys with autism…
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Bearing Witness to the Gospel
I’m so proud of my husband…
Love this interview on writing, sources, and authenticity.
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Marriage as Conversion
One newlywed writes: “Bearing the beams of love” has taken on a whole new meaning for me.
That seems so true; I love this mediation on Marriage as Conversion.