Post Tagged with: "abuse"

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  why do bad things happen to good people?

  for reflection, PRAY 12 comments

  The rain splashes against the window like tears. The past creeps in like flickering shadows and I am thinking of it again. I no longer ask why bad things happen. In retrospect, I can see how God turned what others meant for evil to good and my sin into something [...]
   
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  movers for moms

  activist faith, engaged in culture, media, ministry, SERVE 0 comments

  For me, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I’m trying to be more intentional about giving (and dealing with my excess). As I write this, it’s possessions month in [the 7 project]. And that means we need to give some things away. More importantly, we need to be intentional about [...]
   
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  the truth about sex [an event with @theideacamp]

  culture, ministry, the latest 5 comments

  Last summer in Uganda I heard about an injustice that absolutely broke my heart for a couple of reasons. First, because of what was being done to take advantage young men and women (really boys and girls). And second, because the church was being used as the tool to make [...]
   
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  can you give me a ride? [a question in christian ethics]

  perspectives, the latest 44 comments

  So I noticed her on my way into the 7-11 store. I was on my way to teaching my Homiletics class and I stopped to get a bottle of water. The 21-day Daniel fast that I’m on kept me from stopping at Starbucks for my venti non-fat chai latte, but I needed [...]