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The Pitfalls and Privilege of Diversity

Posted on April 26, 2015 by

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 →

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Going at It “Hammer and Tongs”–C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

 Image credit: http://www.jantoo.com. C. S. Lewis had a good friend named Owen Barfield. They were friends from the time they met during college in 1919 until Lewis’ death in 1962. Lewis called him his “Second Friend.” That’s “the man who … Continue reading →

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Sonja’s 2014 Top Ten Thanksgiving Blessings

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

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 →

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Ostrich or Eagle?

Posted on October 26, 2014 by

  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 →

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Follow that Kid! Surprised by Diversity–Again

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

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 →

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“Fred, Fred, Use Your Head!” (A Plea for Common Sense)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by

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 →

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