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{ Jerusalem, Jerusalem }

13 Jan, 2015

Each month SheLoves Magazine selects a theme for reflection. This month the word is GATHER. What stirred in my memory was Jesus saying he wanted to gather…

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{ This Advent, We Mourn }

23 Dec, 2014

Our streets tremble these days. They quake with so much wrong and woe. How can we think of green garlands and twinkle lights, or send carolers out…

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{ Deeper Story: none to comfort }

15 Dec, 2014

I used to anticipate Christmas. I anticipated The Birth, the joy and the peace. The weeks of waiting, called Advent, intensified the arrival of the baby. The…

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{ I am the betrayer }

13 Dec, 2014

Often times personal lament and confession overlap. There are moments we see ourselves amid the ashes and we complain, confess, speak out our part in the wrongness…

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some to comfort

01 Dec, 2014

Everyone wants to deck the halls with blaring reds and shining silvers, eager to rush into celebration. We love the Christmas music, old and new, the blow-out…

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{ Red Letter Christians: Adoption Lament }

25 Nov, 2014

“What was her name?” my daughter asks. “Did anyone save a picture of her?” “Do you know where her house is so I can see where she…

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the rebel for justice

12 Nov, 2014

The rebel in me stirred. Walking barefoot across the living room I felt the fist push through me. Oh yes, my inner rebel was roused. A younger…

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all the saints

01 Nov, 2014

Halloween is a night of pseudo ghouls, ghosts and goblins. I turn off the light on the porch to signal there’s no candy on offer, no costume-clad…

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{ What I’m Into: August 2014 }

02 Sep, 2014

August was always meant to be a month of transition, starting with 30+ hours in transit from Burundi to Arizona. Once landed, there would be the move…

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watching for missiles

23 Aug, 2014

  This is the most hard experience which anyone can face to wait and watch the missiles fall on your house. #GazaUnderAttack — Jehad Saftawi (@Jehadsaftawi) August…

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