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Freedom: Girl Escapes Westboro Baptist Church

By Tom Zuniga Westboro Baptist Church fascinates me. Though not a perfect metaphor, I liken this fascination to that with colorful characters on Survivor. And by colorful, I basically mean despicable. I’m looking…
To Live Deeply is to Have Courage and Trust

Perceptions can be wrong, dangerous and life denying. They often come from our deep past, making trust of others difficult. Or if trust broken after a new beginning, the over-reaction can often be directed at everyone a…
Stop Praying for Others

By Tom Zuniga Prayer is powerful. Praying for someone can be a powerful tool we have as struggling fallen humans. We see others entering rough horrid phases, and we pray. We pray, we pray, we pray. Stop. Stop praying, a…
A Year of Courage

By Tom Zuniga One Word 365: my succinct “theme” for 2012. I began this year with the declaration that these 365 days would be courageous. A year of leaps and bounds like never before. I checked in this sprin…
Calling for Faith

So, there's this verse on my wall. It's Numbers 23:19, and it goes a little like this: "God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not a human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has H…
The Importance of Courage

By Sam at Creative Theology Any creative endeavor requires innovation, strategic planning and execution. These will never go away. However, I believe that many people (I am not using the words artists here, as I believe…
The Woman Who Said No

By Sharon at She Worships Over the years I have read the story of Esther many times. I’ve even seen the Veggie Tales movie version. It’s a powerful story about a courageous woman, and who can forget her defi…
The Story of "The Hurt Man"

The parable of The Good Samaritan has always been my favorite. When I was a small child, maybe three, my daddy and I would read every night from a tattered old Children's Bible. The Good Book is still in the family. Pen…
Courageous: My One Word for 2012

By Tom Zuniga My One Word 365 for 2012 is courageous. After five months of this slightly less sparkly new year, I wanted to check in with my spring progress. Not in a puff-myself-up kind of way, but more of a trying-to-…
Omega and God: Facing the Storms of Life

My dog is amazing. We adopted him from a shelter last July. He's about four years old now, but he is still very much a puppy. When we adopted him, his name was Omega. My wife and I decided that Omega was a great name, so…