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I walk the line.
Over at The Church of No People, the ever-brilliant Matt explains why being a political moderate is not a position of acquiescence or of being milquetoast. Also, I have no idea why I’m using SAT words before 9AM, but my Keurig brewed iced mocha coconut coffee is supreme. Anyway: On Monday, Matthew Paul Turner (you…
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On that crappy Youtube trailer, the violence across the Middle East & more.
A protester in Indonesia. (Source) I honestly don’t know about the latest round of mess that has broken out across the Middle East and the Muslim World. I don’t know what to think. I don’t know what to write. I do know it was nice to pray about this on Sunday at church. I…
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If we have a war on women, this is Armageddon.
Slutwalks. Giant costumes of vaginas. The war on women. After being bombarded with stories like these, it becomes all too easy to grow jaded. I admit, I had. From Sandra Fluke to Ann Coulter, it seems I’ve been hearing non-stop chatter of the oppression, or lack thereof, facing millions of women in this country. Then…
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Romancing the extraordinary.
If there is one thing I truly, wholeheartedly miss about attending my former church, it’s the praise and worship time. The worship team and musicians were very talented, but it isn’t the music I reminisce about. No, it was the little slice of time I could sing out, raise my hands, clap, close my eyes,…
ContinueBlog Repost: Single & Committed: The Ever Rising Phoenix
In about five hours, my friend Cathy will be single no more! She is marrying a wonderful, loving Godly man named Peter. To celebrate, I’m reposting an interview I did with Cathy 2.5 years ago chastity, Godly relationships and romance. Congratulations to Cat & Peter! May God bless your marriage! ~Alisha …
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Christian Music suckage.
After I took a stab at romancing the extraordinary, getting some word choice help from Contemporary Christian music (CCM), I stumbled upon this piece by Jordon Bloom at The American Conservative. The part that stuck out the most to me: “Consider how differently Christian rock functions from church music in the past. Megastars today…
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Keeping women in “our place”.
(source) I read an awesome post on gender inequality by Jenny Rae Armstrong, and I had to share: “… I would never deny that educating girls is crucial to addressing a wide variety of social issues, and to giving women options–options that allow them to live healthy, fulfilling lives and create a better future for their…
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Forgetting Haiti
Since people have attention spans that last, oh, about 5 seconds longer than a fruitfly, its time to remind everyone that the suffering continues in force for the wrecked Caribbean nation. From today’s New York Times’ Editorial: “The emergency in Haiti isn’t over. It’s getting worse, as the outside world’s attention fades away. Misery…
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Mimicking the mainstream. Music as background patina
(Source) Continuing with the responses I received from “Christian Music Suckage,” I’d like to welcome Ben H. Rome (@bhrome), a Washington, D.C. based writer, blogger and game designer (and in my opinion, also a talented photographer, but he gives props to his wife for her photo-taking skills). Here’s his take: AD: How long…
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Author Interview: Angelica Perez
One of the sweetest people I have yet to have had the pleasure of meeting, Angelica Perez, has experienced enough in her life to have left her bitter. She’s a veteran of the Marines and is disabled. Due to her injury, she has had a number of surgeries and still battles chronic pain. In spite…
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