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Tag Archives: Hope
Suffering Breaks our Hearts
We are surrounded by news of suffering and violence. (If we are surrounded only by the news and not by the actual suffering and violence, we should be down on our knees in gratitude.) The pain everywhere seems to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Hope, Mary Oliver, On Being, Parker Palmer, world-wide suffering
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Becoming a Wounded Healer – Guest Blog by Joy Zomer
I Cry Freely – By Joy Zomer I have been broken. Today, I cry freely. I am at peace that God uses these two truths for God’s glory and to bring me closer to God. Let me explain. Nine years … Continue reading
Rewiring our Inputs
The following quote from Seth Godin’s blog reminds us that we do have control over how we view our lives. “Rewiring our inputs” is the same as choosing hope, I suspect. “When things get a little better every day, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Hope, Psalm 33, Seth Godin
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“The Opposite of Poverty is Justice” – Part 1
Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and a professor of law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative, Hope, Just Mercy
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God is Awake!
How do we maintain hope in the midst of ordinary or extraordinary lives of pain and suffering? I’d like to suggest that hope is created because we live through pain and suffering. If life were to run smoothly and easily … Continue reading
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Tagged Hope, the unshakable kingdom of God, Victor Hugo
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Bringing Hope Wherever We Are
Many years ago, I served on a statewide volunteer literacy board. Jim (not his real name), a business owner, was also on the board. He was controlling and sometimes rude verging on crude, and I tried to stay out of his … Continue reading
The Capacity to Dream
What makes us grumpy? What makes us frown deep inside even as we walk in golden sunlight under blue skies? What makes us respond immediately with “That won’t work!” to an idea someone proposes or a fix to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Apprentice of Jesus program, Hope, Renovare
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