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Pea Wisdom
—This is the first and only entry for May. It has been a month of focus, one might say.— May31, 2013 It has been a tough year on my mentors. It has been a tough year on me. In the same week, I had one more mentor die and another choose hospice rather than chemo. …
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Shakespearian Curses And Hmm…Appropriate Cussing
The following reflection is by Kate VanHaren. April 15, 2013 I have been thinking about the use of using curse words and swearing lately. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been involved in several conversations about why, when and where we use them. When working with adolescent kids, you just have to accept that you…
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The Doctrine of Discovery Trinity
April 06, 2013 Balancing Theology, Polity, and the Indigenous Voice is an “Item For Reflection And Research” document moving through the process that leads to its consideration at the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in July 2013. The following is based on an argument I learned from Sarah Augustine about how…
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Wombed Is To Life, As Life Is To ???
March 28, 2013 2013 Kids: Day 3 Part 3 The day began with an almost death and ended with the real thing. Death is weird. Can’t explain it, can’t explain it away. And like birth, everyone does it sooner or later. As I reread what I wrote yesterday, I noticed I said that when the…
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Long Day’s Birthing Into Night
March 22, 2013 2013 Kids: Day 3 Part 2 Belinda and Kate headed off to the My Future: extended learning program. I later learned youth spent the better part of the day exploring new duct tape ideas, while also taking some time to prepare and eat a meal during their once a week time of…
Chewing the Cud 