Category Archives: Blogs on Stormy Issues

A safe place to discuss contentious issues with dangerous undercurrents

Step Back from Schadenfreude

“Oh how the mighty have fallen” is the essence of Schadenfreude — the delight we can all take in seeing someone taken down a notch. The problem with Schadenfreude, though, is where it originates… it’s not from anything good and … Continue reading

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Celebrating Life

Celebrating life… It takes courage and conviction to celebrate life with a smile and choose to spread happiness. What a great choice! Continue reading

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Expanding the Meaning of ‘take back the night’

Safer on the Streets The ‘take back the night’ rallying cry began because the streets didn’t feel safe to walk in, at night. People wanted to be able to be out, in their cities, without fearing for their very lives. … Continue reading

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A salute to Patriot Guard Riders

Here’s a group we just learned about today: the Patriot Guard Riders,   www.patriotguard.org.  If invited by grieving families, these motorcycle riders will accompany a funeral procession of service men and  women, to ensure they are not disrupted by demonstrators. It’s … Continue reading

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Ministering to the Suicidal – What to Do

Because 75-percent of all people who kill themselves give some warning of their intentions to a friend or family member take all suicide threats — even jokes — or any attempt seriously.  If you believe someone may be suicidal:  Be … Continue reading

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Who’s At Risk for Suicide?

More than 32,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. It’s this country’s 11th leading cause of death. That’s the bad news. The good news? Not everyone is at equal risk.  MENTAL ILLNESS: there’s a relationship between suicide … Continue reading

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Making Social Justice Ministry Count

The students at Stanford University have created a $20 prosthetic leg. The JaipurKnee project now produces at a previously unheard of low price.  Photos of this knee in action can be seen online, and it is obvious that lives are forever … Continue reading

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Radical Ahimsa – taking a stand for all

It’s all very well-and-good to be well-meaning, but what happens when the intentional non-harming ministers fails to fully take the culture into consideration when entering foreign lands to preach the gospel? Without intending, we sometimes can be unwittingly sowing the seeds of harm that will … Continue reading

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Social Justice and Work

Religious communities need to understand the ethical issues raised by the contemporary workplace Continue reading

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Endemic Failure to Minister to Members in Workplace

“the failure of the institutional church to recognize and claim the ministry of its members in the workplace is endemic.”  –Lebacqz, Karen and Driskill, Joseph D. Ethics and Spiritual Care; a Guide for Pastors, Chaplains, and Spiritual Directors. Abingdon Press. … Continue reading

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