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Getting Even Is Never Even

Posted on November 22, 2020 by editor

Revenge may feel right and even seem justified, but it’s damaging to us and the people we love. When, as a child, I bore a grudge or was tempted to retaliate for some unfairness or injustice, my mother would say: … Continue reading →

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Getting Even Is Never Even

Posted on September 10, 2018 by editor

Revenge may feel right and even seem justified, but it’s damaging to us and the people we love. When, as a child, I bore a grudge or was tempted to retaliate for some unfairness or injustice, my mother would say: … Continue reading →

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Blood On Our Hands

Posted on June 21, 2015 by editor

Dylann Roof sat with worshippers in their Charleston church for an hour before gunning down nine of them in cold blood. But how different are we from him, when many of us whitewash the racism we incubate week after week … Continue reading →

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Senseless Violence

Posted on July 27, 2014 by editor

Violence is real and, far too often, absurd: Abel—slain because his brother’s gift was not accepted. Naboth—stoned because a greedy king wanted his vineyard. Zechariah—executed in the temple because King Joash was ungrateful. Uriah—set up and killed because David wanted … Continue reading →

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