https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/828968790494883840?s=09
Kudos to Twitter for taking steps to prevent abusive behavior and to keep its users safe. A safe online experience benefits us all. I’m hoping these actions will help everyone who uses Twitter as a prime tool for connecting socially.
Everyone is welcome here who is a practicing believer of their faith and those who have chosen not to believe. I am a member of the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement and in my faith tradition I am encouraged to love my neighbor as myself and that neighbor is someone who might be different from me and we are all trying to figure this thing called life out. People are people fundamentally and when people choose to believe they do so with fear and trembling and I could say the same for those who have chosen not to believe. However I have found that non-Christians and non-believers to be some of the best people who reflect what Jesus was talking about. Good Samaritans, good neighbors, good humanitarians. Perhaps there is more in common there than we think. So my Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Muslim, Jewish and Atheist friends you are all welcome here. Grace and peace to you all. Keep on rocking in the free world!
Even though you don’t get a fast start in your work the more you plug away at it the results you want will be possible. You just have to believe in your team enough to weather the storms to to reach the shore or to win the game.
In an American context where the media equates religion with social conservatism, Lady Gaga represents a welcome, non-fundamentalist Christianity. She is the closest pop culture version, in values if not tone, to her fellow Catholic, Pope Francis. She champions Christian values not of exclusion and discrimination but of empowerment, grace and self-acceptance.
Source: The provocative faith of Lady Gaga – The Washington Post
A terrific article about one of the great performers of this day. She is inspiring and hits you in the heart and soul like a good songwriter should. I am a fan of this person who does more than many in the faith of Christianity to build bridges of acceptance and hope for those who have been made to feel they aren’t worthy.
Hello everyone, it’s Monday again and I am not sure how I feel about that. I am a little bleary eyed after being up late watching the Super Bowl game where the New England Patriots came from behind to win in overtime. Atlanta played great in the first half but struggled in the second. Enough about the game, the week ahead will be a game of it’s own. You know the weekend didn’t last long enough. I hope each of us can remain calm in the chaos that is Monday. Have a great day my friends and fellow bloggers.
You could say the work of ones hands could be considered a craft. Whether it be creating unique works of art or what they do in their profession crafts are something special. People craft everything from jewelry to clothing to decorative items. Beer enthusiasts take their time in making the right brew that is very different. Our craft is the product of what we do for a living or for the fun of it. It is a passion of some sort that we really enjoy doing.
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