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Here are links to four articles that I’ve found to be interesting and helpful reading.
Church, expectations & values: Is Your Church Okay With You? [essential reading]
“What if, when it’s all said and done, there’s nothing cool about your church? Would that be okay with you? … If not, maybe it’s not Jesus or his Church that you’re really in love with after all.”
Depression & emotions: Do You Ever Feel Down .. But Don’t Know Why?
“… working with God seems to be somewhat of a conflict. I must continually remind myself to believe in His ability; not in mine. Inadequacy has always been my strong suit so that part is most natural. The friction may be that I’m trying to constantly yield my inadequate self of me to the quite adequate Holy Spirit … within me. I don’t know if you all find this to be a snap. Me? Not so easy.”
Genocide & Holocaust: Photos: Children of Auschwitz Share Stories of Survival
“They are among the survivors of the Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland, which has come to symbolize the horrors of the Holocaust. Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of that liberation day. These portraits capture 20 survivors, many of whom were children and teenagers during their time at the camp.”
Lust, manhood, objectification, parenting, purity, respect, sex & ‘the talk’: To My Preacher’s Kid, about Becoming a Man
“Brass tacks time, son: If you see a pretty girl, in real life or on Instagram, and from that point on that’s all you can see in them or that’s all you can think of them…that’s YOUR fault son NOT the girl’s fault. I hold you responsible and I’m damn sure your Mother will, too. … You can choose to objectify others or you can choose to treat your neighbors as your self.”
