Category Archives: Faith

Sanctuary in Toronto Thoughts from Therapist Friend Who’s Blind

My friend’s blog posts from his recent trip to hang out with junkies on the streets of Toronto are compelling and well written, I think, to the point that I want to share his blog. It’s beautiful. Check it out. … Continue reading

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Hurray for therapeutic materialism!

What do you see? Look again. You’re looking at Prozac’s rival.  Yvette at the new Fashion Mall Nordstrom is just as effective pharmaceuticals or fifty minutes with a shrink, at a fraction of the cost! I went in for black … Continue reading

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Working in the Dark

Blind woman who gets lost from the curb to the door of her workplace: “It’s hard when you’re in the dark all the time. It’s always dark for me.” Vocational counselor: “But you’ll be so good at getting around, better … Continue reading

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Do Acts of Social Justice Count if They’re Compensated? Or am I just a goat?

Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.    I was hungry and you fed me,     I was thirsty and … Continue reading

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Jesus wasn’t in my Bible this morning (but he was on my porch)

So, like the good evangelical Christian woman I never was, I made myself go to a quiet place to exercise the spiritual disciplines of Bible study and prayer. Coffee cup in hand, I settled into the comfy brown chair on … Continue reading

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