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Their stories.
Soher Ebrahim This week, I watched and read about three teenage girls who do to their gender and culture, have suffered greatly, one to the point of death. First, from Bust: Female genital mutilation, or FGM, is a problem that resonates with women everywhere. What some people may attribute to cultural…
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Some Saturday Stuff- June 8th
Good Saturday morning! The remnants of Andrea have passed, and the sun is out shining brightly here in Dirty Jerz. I’m in a mess of pain- back, legs, particularly my left thigh, and shoulders. I took Zoe out alone on Thursday, and have been paying for it since. Thing is, we live in an apartment…
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Master of your domain.
(Source) Off the blog, I have gotten requests for certain topics, and masturbation was one of them. Is it okay? For singles? For married couples? Why or why not? Luckily, Rachel Held Evans decided to get seven different perspectives from Christians– men and women- so I don’t even have to bother.…
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Some Saturday Stuff- May 25th.
Happy Memorial Day weekend, Folks! It was a tough week here at the De Freitas Homestead. First K fell ill, then Zoe. And judging by how I’ve been feeling for the better part of the last 18 hours, my body is waging war to stop the bug from pulling me down. So,…
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Holla Holla!
Despite my general dislike of Ja Rule’s music/voice/rapping skills/career, I have “Holla Holla” stick in my head. I just posted this pic on Facebook: That’s my latest rankings for the “Free Run” in Wii Fit. Well, I can’t run more than a few steps thanks to the CIDP, so that’s my walking stats,…
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Offended by Christ?
Matt at The Church of No People posts this provacative piece: The apostle Paul called the cross “offensive.” He said it was a “stumbling block.” It’s easy to see what he meant. No one had contemplated the idea of worshipping a man who died disgracefully. A slave’s death. A notorious…
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Some Saturday Stuff- April 27th.
Happy Saturday. It’s a bright, beautiful day here in Jersey, signs of spring, indeed. As is my morning ritual of sneezing and nose wiping. I’m not complaining, though. Despite this being a very bad allergy season, so far, I’ve only have some rather minor sinus discomfort. I don’t know if it’s the change in my…
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Art does not need…
April at work in 2009. Art does not need expensive tools and costly mediums. It shouldnt even aim to be good. Just tell me a story through imagery and color and you show me brilliance. Use whatever you have to conjour up delightful imagination and I will pause my buzzing existence and step into…
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On Jeremiah 29:11
(Source) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. -Jeremiah 29:11 Pretty much everybody and their church mother quotes Jeremiah 29:11. Wondering which college you should go to? Jeremiah 29:11.…
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Some more on gay marriage from Christian bloggers…
I’ve pretty much finished up Jesus, The Bible, and Homosexuality, and when I get a chance, I’ll share the major points writer Jack Rogers make. I wanted to provide a couple more perspectives on the issue I’ve read the last few days. First, from Joy at A Deeper Story: Tuesday of…
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