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Tag Archives: violence
Love Is a Bridge
Thought for the Week “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. Sir Isaac Newton once … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged bridge, hate, healing, holiday, love, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK day, violence
16 Comments
Truth Is a Hard Path
Photo: David John Terry (pinterest.com) Thought for the Week Truth is not comforting. It’s a hard path to stay on. It’s rocky and unpredictable, refusing to show us what we wanted to see, taking us where it will, rather that … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged anger, crowds, freedom, politics, Thomas Merton, thought for the week, truth, violence
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The 32 Second Killing Spree
Three mass shootings in a week. El Paso, Texas, Gilroy, California, and now Dayton, Ohio, where many of my friends live (none were present at the shooting). Actually, America averages more than one mass shooting a day; these three simply … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged ammunition, Dayton, El Paso, Gilroy, gun, laws, mass shooting, news, violence
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The Right Thing
It finally happened where I live: four people (including the shooter himself) died and two were injured in Cincinnati last week when an angry, paranoid young man opened fire in a bank lobby. The horrific event happened just off Fountain … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Ephesians 4:14-15, moral, shooting, tolerance, video games, violence
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The Wishing Map 91
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: By pushing the childlike naims beyond what they could comprehend, Zack unintentionally sparked armed…
Posted in Books, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged children, conflict, danger, fantasy, misunderstanding, violence, war
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The Wishing Map 90
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: Zack astounded the childlike naims by asking them to do the “impossible”: tell different…
Posted in Books, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged anger, argument, fantasy, outbreak, rage, storytelling, violence
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Take a Stand
I’m short on time this morning, but long on thought. My gut reaction to the current tumult in the world and in my country is to call for dialogue, for peace, for efforts to understand one another’s views. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged evil, oppression, politics, Psalm 94:16, stand, tumult, violence
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The Wishing Map 46
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eleven: …and Found (Continued) Previously: Zack and Aviar sought the pixies’ help in locating Zack’s sister Gina. Meanwhile, Gina, had…
Posted in Books, Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged danger, fantasy, pride, violence
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The Wishing Map 116
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Three: Return to Rennou Previously: Zack and Gina’s quest led them to Rennou, the village where Gina had been celebrated as a dragonmeer (“dragon mother”). ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina stared … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged destruction, dragon, fantasy, mystery, sorrow, village, violence
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Those Who Are With Us
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 2 Kings 6:16, afraid, God, Paris, peace, prophet, violence
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