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  • Tales of The Red Dragon

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    On July 26, 2007, I posted the following note on Facebook as a chapter in our furlough experience. As we prepare to fly next month for the Sunberg Furlough Summer 2015, I am chuckling over the RED DRAGON. Taming the Red Dragon Well I finally did it this week. What has taken over a month…

  • Dear Church

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    Dear Church, I’m not sure if you are listening. I’m not sure what you do behind your walls. I’ve never been there, you know? Never sure who was invited, or what to wear, or how to talk. And, I’m sure that I don’t look like someone who would ever wander into your building. But I’ve…

  • Dear John – the caged bird sings

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       Dear John, You never saw the chains. Maybe you just assumed that they never existed. Maybe you just didn’t care. There were chains, John. There still are. You see, no little girl or boy grows up wanting to be someone else’s merchandise. This isn’t about a fantasy, an escape, relaxation, or good old manly…

  • dear john – no trespassing

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       Dear John. I arrived at the rescue house last night and it was full of girls, like me. Some older. Some younger. But, all of them wear the ‘for sale’ sign in their eyes. We don’t shed our price tags easily.  You never asked me how old I am. 15. Do you remember 15? …

  • Dear John: Let My People Go

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          “We are prophets of a future that is not our own.” I wish that I had said that. It was penned by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw upon the death of an Archbishop.  I had a heavy moment last week as I taught an anti-trafficking workshop at church. In the midst of teaching,…

  • dear john

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       Dear John, I don’t imagine that you will ever read this letter. Maybe that makes it easier to write. Funny, you are just as much of a nameless face to me as I was to you. I was just a body. You were just a John, one of many men who paid to use…

  • six ways your church can make a difference in anti-trafficking

    six ways your church can make a difference in anti-trafficking

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    If the story of the current 32 million slaves in the world does not move you, neither would any other plea from humanity.

  • Beautiful Feet

    Beautiful Feet

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    In the Balkans, you take your shoes off when you enter a home. Always. Even if the host insists that you leave your shoes on. Always. We remember the verse that tells us that ‘beautiful are the feet that bring Good News’. It is true. But, not because we are beautiful. Not because our feet…

  • Words

    Words

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    Some days I sit at this 5:30 AM screen and I stare at the blinking cursor. There is so much clamoring within me to get out, to speak. “You are not ready … yet,” I say. “Wait a while. Today is not your day.” And sometimes I cannot make the words behave. I fear that…

  • prague in the light

    prague in the light

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      Prague. Some say it is the Paris of the East. We sit in a coffee shop and cheerily debate over Budapest, Krakow, and Prague. ‘Which city is the coolest? Explain the vibe. Most livable? Best cafe culture?’ For best architecture, Prague probably wins. Every corner has a beautiful building stretching towards the sky.…