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Question of the Day...

"It's a fool who looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart." - Ulysses Everett McGill, O Brother Where Art Thou "Love and reason keep little company together." -Shakespeare "This is my commandment, that you lo…
- 3/29/2006 2:16:41 PM
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Xanga, why can't I quit you?!

It's been a week and it feels like forever. But don't get your hopes too high, Homeboy gets back from Moab tonight! In the meantime, I just had to share this little morsel. Apparently, the dialect that formed in dorm …
- 3/22/2006 10:50:58 AM
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I got nothin'

So long Xanga. ::Edit:: I guess it's more like "I got too much." This is what's goin on: www.thechurchhasleftthebuilding.orgInternational conference500 people1 Full-time staff person (me) 200 miles. One d…
- 3/14/2006 10:20:27 AM
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The morning after

Thanks to everyone that read/posted/discussed/celebrated/protested yesterday. It sparked some interesting conversations on-line and even real life conversations! *** PS: There was a question regarding one of the statis…
- 3/9/2006 2:41:16 PM
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Grid blog for International Women’s Day: Progress for women means progress for all...

"Yes, I see the Church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My Experience: I h…
- 3/8/2006 11:26:43 AM
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In case you didn't know...

"March 8th is International Women’s Day (that would be tomorrow). Let’s make it the day we raise our voices, the day we use our hammers to dismantle patriarchy and build something that looks more like kingdom. Furthermo…
- 3/7/2006 12:10:27 PM
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Paint brushes for hammers

"The Hebrew scriptures, or Old Testament, employ all kinds of beautiful metaphors to describe the indescribable nature of God. This painting celebrates one of my favorites: the power and love of God seen as a mother…
- 3/5/2006 8:26:48 PM
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Wangari Maathai...planting hammers

We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so effectively, the world needs a global ethic with values which give meaning to life e…
- 3/3/2006 12:16:43 AM
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If I had a hammer 4.0

Women, listen to your mothers Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers Take a step back, take a look at one another You need to know the difference... Between a father and a lover (repeat) Passi…
- 3/2/2006 11:52:46 AM
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Something a bit ligher...'cuz some a y'alls need to lighten the hell up.

1. patriarchy (according to urbandictionary.com) A social system in which a father is the head of the family, property ownership and surname are traced through the male line, and men have legal or social authority ove…
- 3/1/2006 12:09:10 AM
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