Category: Family Life
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Batman & Bullets
“Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” —Bertolt Brecht I’m only mildly anxious that my teenager is heading out to The Dark Knight. Colorado is 2,000 miles away and security is heightened–everywhere. Even as far away as Morocco, Facebook friends are talking about it. Some say…
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Finding God in the Music
I lost Jesus at 14 when the woman I loved most in this world was crushed by an eighteen-wheeler. I didn’t trust God anymore. What kind of world kills your grandmother and her best friends on their way to a fundraiser? In the absence of His love and that of my beloveds, I found myself…