Author: Cindy
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Justice — Deconstructing With Jesus
Justice It’s twenty minutes before midnight. Our city is covered in a blanket of snow, something I have been hoping for, just as I do every year. The rain and the snow have always brought me such joy. And peace. But tonight … tonight is different. Tonight, I cannot stop thinking about the terrible injustice that plagues… Read more
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Ten Years or a Million Dollars — Deconstructing With Jesus
Ten Years or a Million Dollars — Deconstructing With Jesus There was a reason this question was so easy for me to answer. If you are on Facebook, you probably saw the ten-year challenge that circulated earlier this year. Every time someone posted a photo of themselves from 10 years ago alongside a current photo, it sent me… Read more
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Trusting God With Our Emotions
Most of us have never been taught how to properly process difficult emotions or respond to the emotions of others in healthy and constructive ways. Some unhealthy emotional coping mechanisms that I have seen and/or experienced myself are: hiding from our emotions by burying ourselves in work, play, and/or relationships embracing certain emotions while ignoring others allowing… Read more