Tag: christian response
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Jesus, a Middle Eastern Refugee and What That Means for Me
Here on this cold Saturday morning, I’m scrolling through sunny June photos and remembering last summer’s fun days. Found this super cute memory of a tourist day in Thessaloniki with our friends and their sweet kiddos. Aren’t Lilly and Abe adorable? See the green tote that Abe is carrying? We had just given him that –…
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six ways your church can make a difference in anti-trafficking
If the story of the current 32 million slaves in the world does not move you, neither would any other plea from humanity.
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i need a church
It is early morning. Too early. The February freeze won’t loosen its grip and it creeps into this dark, before-the-sunrise home. Its cold, sharp fingers burn as I kiss Jay goodbye. He’s got a plane to catch. Bulgaria. More than half of my heart explodes as he closes the door. Into the emptiness of the…
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5 practical ways to grow your church
In the Synagogue’s museum, there is a photo of a Jewish man and boy behind a fence in the Ghetto. A sign reads, ‘No Christians beyond this point.’ The irony of that sign punched me in the stomach yesterday, because, if there is anywhere the Body of Christ should be, it is beyond that point,…
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the conflict that kills
I pulled the words from a locked room and made them speak in Hungarian, sticking my phone in his face.
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stupid literature
I didn’t want to do it, but I watched it because my 13-year old said that I must. I made the mistake of taking her to Auschwitz. Then, she wanted to watch The Boy in Striped Pyjamas.
teanna sunberg 