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Standing Against Oppression: My own Christian Perspective
As a Christian, I often find myself reflecting on important issues like the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Black Lives Matter movement, the treatment of immigrants, and the persecution of the LGBTQI+ community. To me, we must stand against any nation, group, or individual that oppresses, denigrates, exploits, or even causes harm…
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Understanding Creation: Love Beyond Adam and Eve
As an openly gay man, my ongoing journey to find an inclusive understanding of God has led me to become someone who frequently doubts and questions, all to grasp what the Bible is really saying in today’s world. Many people point out that the Bible has its inconsistencies, and over…
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Breaking Free from Busyness: Finding True Leadership
While browsing the Potential Project website—an agency founded by the authors of the book Compassionate Leadership, which we’re currently reading at my workplace—I noticed some prerequisites for becoming a facilitator. Although there are many, two particularly stood out to me. …
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The Power of Compassionate Leadership
I feel so fortunate to work at one of the most wonderful companies I’ve ever been part of. A month ago, they started a book club where everyone interested could join in reading “Compassionate Leadership.” They’re even kind enough to reimburse us for the cost of the book! I appreciate…
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A Small Note to My Pastors
My brothers and sisters While worshiping today, my heart was in pain after all that is happening with the undocumented families in our midst. I was not able to raise my hands today because the pain was crushing my soul and spirit. Please keep these families in your prayers, because it…
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Taking out the little rocks from my shoe: a teaching about self-compassion.
This small rock I carry in my shoe is uncomfortable. You might say, ‘Just take it out.’ Unfortunately, I’m unable to do that because it’s embedded inside my shoe, and I’m unable to reach it. And you might ask, how did it get in? The answer is clear and simple:…
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The Cleansing Power of Water in Spiritual Renewal (Part II)
The second step in the way of shatterness is water. Everything starts as dust, but it does not end there. Dust by itself stays that way. To make it worthwhile, we need to mix it. In construction, water brings all the ingredients together to form concrete, which is then used…
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Overcoming Shatterness: Faith Lessons to Find God
Lecciones de fe al encontrar a Dios en momentos de quebrantamiento (Parte 1) Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, and to love me. The question is not “How am I to find God?”…
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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…
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Living with Depression: Finding Strength in Silence
Viviendo con depresión: Encontrando la fortaleza en el silencio “God, I wish I would fall asleep and never wake up” This is prayer I used to do often. You may think this is a very fatalistic statement, and people will start arguing with me, or they will try to convince…
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