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Being Thankful: Life Back Then and the Complexity of Now
So much has changed over the years. I can remember Thanksgiving celebrations reflected more of an inner rest from a year of very hard work trying to make ends meet up with other ends. Considering family economics as a dynamic to determine whether it was worth celebrating or not, was cast an intrusion upon what…
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So Much Time In Between – Too Much, That Is
The last time I blogged, has been too long. My challenge has been with my online work. Launching a blog is more complex than I had imagined. There are technical declarations needed to ensure there are not interruptions. Now, continues the task of changing the status of my online work to that of a blogger.…
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Cutting Food Stamps to Low Income Families: Feeding the Poor Has Just Got More Complicated-1.7 Million Will Need Our Help
The news that 1.7 million North Carolinians will see a cut to their food assistance is alarming. North Carolina already ranks among the top 15 states for food insufficiency adding to this mix, the dramatic cuts to other family needs, places low-income families in a predicament that is unsettling. How do families already struggling to…
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Grappling with the Potential of HB589:Voter Suppression Bill in North Carolina General Assembly Theatens the Voting Rights of Black and Brown People
Below is an article by Scott Keyes of “Think Progress” that was written a couple of days ago. It captures the temper of the North Carolina General Assembly on voting rights. If you have not been following the language, the conversation, the debate or the potential impact of HB589, this is an URGENT read. Please…
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A Woman’s Choice: The Real Choice to be Made is Whether Either Camp Can Move from Conflict to Collaboration; the Possibility of Hosting Real Dialogue to Create Communities of “Choice.”
When does a woman have the right of choice? As a Christian, wading through heated discussions around women’s rights and a woman’s right to choose, is a very unpleasant experience. On one hand, you have Christians who are adamant about the right of a woman having an abortion, as an “abomination.” The argument is life…
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Celebrating the Fourth of July
Fourth of July celebration in communities across the nation varies. Some look forward to the first vacation of the year while others scramble to prep barbecue pits and grills to savor the mouthwatering delights and comfort foods of a cookout. However, there are also those who reflect on the trials of communities at the time…
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70,000 and Counting: Pray Today for the 70,000 Jobless North Carolinians and Their Families Whose Federal Unemployment Benefits End Today
Today is Sunday. Legislative acts in the first few weeks of the newly controlled NC legislature defined the temperament of today. It was then; the track was laid to redefine what it means to be poor in North Carolina leading to the dismantling of unemployment benefits for 70,000 North Carolinians today, with another 100,000 in…