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Questioning God

Sometimes it is hard to find the line between asking questions and questioning God. I've always been taught that questioning God is a bad thing, it's become pretty much a Christian "instinct" that we are...

40 comments    religion god faith
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What is Justice?

What is justice? If God is just and God is love and God is beauty, what is justice? Can justice exist in a vacuum any more than love-for love can't exist in a vacuum-or does it cease to be justice without a...

9 comments    religion god christianity
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Living With Adoption and Autism

Nearly seven years ago my family adopted two children, a brother and sister, into our home. We did not find out until four years later that both of these children had autism. Never, ever will we regret...

12 comments    family home children
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When is it good not to tell the truth?

I have often heard Christians talk about brutal honesty, open frankness, and always speaking the truth (though they occasionally add the "with love" clause). Personally, I have seen way too much damage come...

25 comments    love relationships religion
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Why is it Always My Fault?

Why is it so easy to think that everything is my fault? I think almost everyone on the planet feels this way--even the people who blame everyone else are probably just trying to rid themselves of feelings of...

15 comments    love family relationships
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Range of Red

Red is one of the most amusing, ironic, and surprising colors I have ever met. Few colors can effectively convey so many emotions, so much feeling, and such intensity as red can. Red can evoke such opposite...

0 comments    love anger hate
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Civic Duties

The election is coming up this year, and I am beginning to feel pressure to choose a candidate to vote for. Too bad I don't really care. I think any of the candidates are going to screw things up and not...

0 comments    politics religion god
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To Tithe or Not To Tithe

I have been wrestling with the idea of tithing lately. As much as I want to share my money with God and do what He wants with it, I feel very uncomfortable giving money to most churches. I almost feel guilty...

53 comments    money religion god
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So Long Status Quo

Normal makes me feel alone. Everyone seems to be in a crazed search for this thing called normal, and I feel alone in my refusal to seek after it. No, we don't all chase normal because of peer pressure, but...

0 comments    religion god christian
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Some of My Favorite Knitting Patterns

Sorry I don't have photos for any of this right now...if you really want some, I may be able to find a camera...somewhere... Anyway, one of my favorite patterns to knit actually comes right off of the carewear...

9 comments    recreation charity knitting
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