Dear God, ‘About God’ | Part 2 of 2
Dear God,
I’m back! So how did I get started on this? Recently I got a note from a friend who ‘named’ you several ways. She referred to you as the Eternal One, Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth
connecting the dots of my life
January 8, 2015
January 7, 2015
relentless cold
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relentless cold
bitter north wind blast
plump feather coat
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solitary dove
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January 7, 2015
Dear God, About ‘God’ | Part 1
Dear God,
I hope you’re not offended. I’ve been thinking about your name. Sort of like I thought about Mother’s name, and decided to go with something else. Not because she isn’t Mother to me. She’s the only Mother I’ll ever have. So yes, she deserves the capitalized version: Mother. Not just mother. Read the rest of this entry »
January 6, 2015
Great Resources on Human Trafficking
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Three Videos – the quickest way to get the big picture. Of all that are out there, here are three first-class possibilities. I’ve used all three in formal and informal settings (seminary, church, small groups). Read the rest of this entry »
January 6, 2015
screech owl call
screech owl call
trembles in night air
chills my spine
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 6 January 2015
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August 1993, Pennsylvania, USA
January 6, 2015
About You and Human Trafficking | Truth #3 of 3
Truth #3 – Ultimately, the battle against human trafficking is God’s battle, not ours.
This may sound easy, yet it’s precisely where I find myself struggling to stay on track. Here are three things I sometimes forget.
First, I can’t expect God to launch a one-way God campaign against human trafficking.
True, it’s God’s battle, not ours. But think about God, Moses and the Hebrew slaves. Deliverance from slavery didn’t happen until Moses and the Hebrew slaves did their part. The table was set, but the Hebrew slaves and Moses had to get moving. Read the rest of this entry »
January 5, 2015
brilliant cardinal
brilliant cardinal
bare brown laurel branches
breathless winter morn
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perched alone Read the rest of this entry »
January 4, 2015
About You and Human Trafficking | Truth #1
Did you know it’s National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month?* For the last five years I’ve worked as an educator, speaker and volunteer in this area. At first I felt overwhelmed by the complexity of this global reality. Yet in the end, it isn’t overwhelming.
Why not? Read the rest of this entry »
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