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Tag Archives: diversity
The Pitfalls and Privilege of Diversity
My Ethiopian friend, last Monday morning, leaned over the circulation desk with that look–I’ve blogged about that before–that look that tells me he’s about to share something important to him from his Orthodox culture. “Everyone at church yesterday was sobbing. They … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Good Neighbor, Diversity, Faith, Loving our Neighbors
Tagged diversity, Ethiopia
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Sonja’s 2014 Top Ten Thanksgiving Blessings
10. You, my faithful blog subscribers and friendly blog visitors! Thank you for your encouragement and insights. I love the fact that a few clicks on the mouse or taps on a screen can make the world a much smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Holidays, Luna Crane Papa Plane, Thanksgiving, Writing
Tagged Blessings, diversity, Luna Crane, MeeGenius, Thanksgiving
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Ostrich or Eagle?
Watching the news lately makes me feel like this ostrich. How about you? I keep thinking that if I don’t watch for awhile, maybe certain groups will stop being barbaric, runaway diseases will somehow be cured, and the home … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Good Neighbor, Diversity, Faith, Japanese history, Loving our Neighbors
Tagged Christianity Today, diversity, Missions
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Follow that Kid! Surprised by Diversity–Again
A student approached me with that look–the kind of look that reminds me again what a privilege it is to live in a community where the whole world seems to be at my fingertips (or. quite literally, on my playground). … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Faith, Freedom, Holidays, Loving our Neighbors, School
Tagged diversity, Ethiopian culture, Ethiopian Festivals, Feast of the Cross, JRR Tolkien
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“Fred, Fred, Use Your Head!” (A Plea for Common Sense)
Conviction: To believe in something enough to fight for it, to suffer as a consequence of it, to risk everything for it. Pilgrims brought their families to a stretch of wilderness out of religious convictions; abolitionists and civil rights leaders, both … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Faith, Freedom, Sophie Topfeather
Tagged abolitionists, Bible, Bon Voyage, California State University, civil rights, convictions, discrimination, diversity, faith in children's novels, Freedom, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Jr, Pilgrims, religious conviction, Sophie Topfeather, Sunpenny Publishing, Vanderbilt University, Wednesday's Word
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