How do we distinguish between what is true or characteristic about a people or a culture, and what is a stereotype? This is a question that I ask myself periodically as I catch myself and others labeling an entire people group, nationality, gender or social class on account of a few interactions with people from …
So I just started reading this really amazing book, Tattoos on the Heart by a Catholic Priest named Gregory Boyle. Granted I am only 27 pages into the book but I am already thoroughly impressed and inspired by his faith, commitment to the Lord, and love for people. Father Boyle works with Latino gangs in …
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Aretha Franklin might have made the word respect popular but it had been around well before she came on the scene. As the song suggests, respect is something that everybody craves and longs for, something that people will go at great lengths to get. Often people try to get respect by putting others in their …
"This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The LORD's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail, They are new every morning, Great is thy faithfulness" (Lamentations 3.21-23, NASB). It was only recently that I realized that the author of this biblical passage, Jeremiah, did not pen this refrain during a …
A coworker just sent me a scripture which encourages my spirit today, a day where I question God and wonder what my next move will be. It reads: Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares …
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our country has a mantra or anthem that we live by, or govern ourselves by which has been bothering me for quite some time - “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” It sounds pleasant enough, fantastic really, especially since its purpose was to guarantee the alienable rights …
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