Day: June 13, 2025

Standing Firm in Faith

On my walk to catch the train to work a few years ago, I saw a woman with a ferocious looking dog heading toward me. I grew up around pet…
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A Helping Hand

In the early 1900s, laws restricted Black people and immigrants in the US from renting or buying property in Coronado, California. A Black man named Gus Thompson (who'd been born…
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Listen to the Stones

After our family held a riverside memorial service for my father, we each selected a stone to help us remember him. His life had been a checkerboard of wins and…
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A New Heart in Christ

Read: Ezekiel 11:14-21 | Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 20-22; Mark 13:21-37 I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19…
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A New Heart in Christ

Read: Ezekiel 11:14-21 | Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 20-22; Mark 13:21-37 I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19…
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Never Overlooked by God

Sometimes I just feel so . . . invisible.” The word hung in the air as Joanie talked to her friend. Her husband had left for another woman, leaving Joanie…
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Scouting for Truth

Reflecting on why people tend to be entirely convinced they’re right—even when they’re not—author Julia Galef suggests that it has to do with a “soldier mindset.” When we approach the…
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