Five Things I Learned From Kazakhstan
My husband and I moved to Kazakhstan back in 1995 with our two small children, aged 2 and 4 months old. To say it…
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Snapshots of a Third Culture Kid
As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I often wrestle with who I was and who I am today. The following are snapshots from the…
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When We Open Our Hands: Strangers, Foreigners, Refugees
Why welcome the stranger? Are you afraid you don’t have enough Resources for yourself? Your family? Your nation? Not enough jobs? Did you forget…
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Fertile Ground / No Place For Hate – A Poem by Julie Clark
What is this fertile ground Where hoods are removed And torches lit? Where these actions and words Of violence and hate Reverberate across the…
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Is Anybody Listening? – A Poem by Natalie Patterson
Is Anybody Listening? We are a nation of opinions Someone is always talking Which leads me to wonder, Who is listening? Who is taking…
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Happy 4th of July – Bring on the Punk
What are we celebrating this July 4th? “The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” …
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Resilience Amidst the Temporary – Chasing Rootedness During Transition
Now, where did I pack my blue athletic shorts? Was it the green duffel or the gray one? I rummage for some minutes more…
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Two Pop Songs on Fathers & Mothers: Taylor Swift & Lukas Graham – Father’s Day 2017
We’d like to offer two pop songs as Father’s Day approaches this year: one from Lukas Graham, a Danish pop and soul band, called “7…
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I am lost I am lonely I am scared – A Poem by Julie Clark
Come looking for me Like the Good Shepherd I am lost I am lonely I am scared We all lose the path Sometimes We…
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They Tried to Kill Us. We Won. Let’s Eat! A Passover Framework
Ask a Jew to explain Passover, and they might respond with a humorous sentiment that may very well summarize most Jewish holidays: “They tried…
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See How Springtime in Paris Attracts Parisian Participation
Springtime ‘Printemps’ in Paris is like spring everywhere. Life is renewed after the long winter. Birds sing and mate, flowers blossom, trees grow green…
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One Seven Four – A Poem by Ed Martinez
I Woke up this morning, my church was on my mind. Wakened with a sense of awe as I looked through my tired eyes….
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