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When I saw shots of the captured Jordanian pilot burned alive in a cage last week, I had to look away. This was no fiction, fantasy, nor ad for the seventeenth sequel in pop culture’s latest horror series; this was real life. My response was clear... I was shocked,
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When I saw shots of the captured Jordanian pilot burned alive in a cage last week, I had to look away. This was no fiction, fantasy, nor ad for the seventeenth sequel in pop culture’s latest horror series; this was real life. My response was clear... I was shocked,
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(Soon this new year I may share my own resolutions. Until then... :) ) My resolution for our leaders is to consistently act with wisdom and integrity. Integrity means their leadership is beyond reproach. It doesn’t mean we always agree with our leaders’ choices, but integrity does mean we don’t
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(Soon this new year I may share my own resolutions. Until then... :) ) My resolution for our leaders is to consistently act with wisdom and integrity. Integrity means their leadership is beyond reproach. It doesn’t mean we always agree with our leaders’ choices, but integrity does mean we don’t
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For some time I’ve considered penning this post. For some time more I’ve shied away, knowing the mere mention may be strongly offensive to some. My desire, however, is never to offend nor avoid simply due to offending’s sake; my desire is to dialogue respectfully -- and that
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For some time I’ve considered penning this post. For some time more I’ve shied away, knowing the mere mention may be strongly offensive to some. My desire, however, is never to offend nor avoid simply due to offending’s sake; my desire is to dialogue respectfully -- and that
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Tell me: why does skin color matter? When does it matter? In an interview with the BBC to promote her new film, “The Butler” — a film about race relations — Oprah Winfrey discussed race relations and the White House. The BBC interviewer asked: "Has it ever crossed your mind that
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Tell me: why does skin color matter? When does it matter? In an interview with the BBC to promote her new film, “The Butler” — a film about race relations — Oprah Winfrey discussed race relations and the White House. The BBC interviewer asked: "Has it ever crossed your mind that
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Last week I had a tough conversation with a leader in my church. It was tough because of the subject matter, as we disagree on a way to solve a current challenge. It was not tough in the way we related. It was not tough because there was a lack
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Last week I had a tough conversation with a leader in my church. It was tough because of the subject matter, as we disagree on a way to solve a current challenge. It was not tough in the way we related. It was not tough because there was a lack
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Let’s start with what we believe to be the facts: The federal government has been secretly collecting information about the telephone records of millions of Americans for years. In addition to phone calls, under a surveillance program code-named “Prism” — a covert collaboration between the NSA and FBI — online
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Let’s start with what we believe to be the facts: The federal government has been secretly collecting information about the telephone records of millions of Americans for years. In addition to phone calls, under a surveillance program code-named “Prism” — a covert collaboration between the NSA and FBI — online