Category: community
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Finding Strength: Lighting the Way to Healing with Community
“In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.”― Brennan Manning, Returning to school has felt quite challenging for me. I’m…
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Building Genuine Friendships on Social Media
In these times, when social media fills our minds and lives, we spend countless hours in front of screens, and it seems we’re wasting time without truly enjoying our surroundings or life beyond social media. I want to share some thoughts after almost six years on TikTok, the platform I’ve…
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Youthful Spirit: How to Stay Young at Heart as You Age
The new year has passed, and I’m already nearing the end of January. It feels like life speeds up as we get older. This week, I had a lovely chat with a friend from Mexico about youth and aging. He mentioned that one day he might experience what it’s like…
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Finding God’s Voice Through Community
After 15 years of searching for my way back to God, I often found it hard to hear or see Him. The pain of rejection weighed heavily on my soul, making it difficult to understand or even feel His presence anymore. I felt angry and hurt inside. Despite serving the…
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The indescribable Power of Community
Since my divorce and leaving the United Methodist Church, while starting this new chapter in life–embracing myself as a gay man. I’ve often wished I could spend more time with my family, to drop by my sister’s house in my hometown to enjoy one of her delicious meals. I also…
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The Beauty of Conflict: Understanding Through Disagreement
La belleza del conflicto: Comprendiendolo a través del desacuerdo Have you ever found an argument between two people in your office or friends to be a beautiful noise? Well, as crazy as it sounds, I have. There is a unique beauty in dealing with conflict among one another. It is…
The Broken Writer 