Run to the battle
Study the picture to the right. Scrunch up your face, get really close to the screen – grab a magnifier if you have to – and read the copy beneath the AP photo. "Two Coptic Christians ward off Coptic youths…
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Word weary
Perhaps it is time for a confession. I am weary of words. Weary of the advertising messages that I have helped push over 20+ years weary of the stuff I read weary of the word games I've played on my…
From the cradle to the grave
This is not a post I want to write. Not now. Not today as so many grieve and as bewilderment fights for our joy. I've put it off. But some things must be done and some nudges are relentless in…
Thoughts from the end of the world
Well, despite what a few Mayans had to say, the world is still here. And like Michael Stipe & REM, I feel fine. Or maybe this is the end of the world and though the fluffy unicorns, streams of Starbucks,…
Launching into the deep: Forgiveness
John 8:7 Let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone. We so get behind this verse. We know how it is to stand alone before our accusers struggling beneath the weight of their blows. Our compassion calls…
I don’t want to live forever
When I was a kid in the cold war 80s, I was afraid to die. I was also afraid to live. Afraid to let loose the tightly held bounds…reigns of a small and tiny life, because it fell upon me…
Asking for a sign
One of my favorite movies is Bruce Almighty. Unlike the Spitfire Grill (my favorite favorite movie), it makes me both laugh and cry. Bruce is a news reporter who is jonesing for an anchor job. He winds up fired and…
Bed spins
Lately, I've met each morning with a spinney head and wibbley wobbley walk to the loo. Today, I felt wickedly nauseous, too. It could have been last night's dreams or a sinus infection…or too much Southern sweet tea. Whatever the culprit, it had me miss my…
Uncomfortable quiet
I'm an introvert. I do love people, but I feel so awkward around most folks that I have been known to run out of an excellent dinner party just to catch some "air." And at the same time, I've…
World Race Study Abroad
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