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May 30, 2023

Deconstructing Deconstructionism

May 30, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

There’s a term that keeps coming to the forefront of the various socio-politico culture wars with its most direct implication toward biblical Christianity. If you’ve not heard the term deconstruction or you are not sure what that means, I hope to set forth an understanding by which you can recognize it when you see it, and if your allegiance is to Jesus, to be aware of its one goal: the complete deconstruction and destruction of the Christian faith. __________ I...

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“No Harm (No Blood), No Foul”

May 17, 2023
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Linguistics and Language Series, Personal Writings, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

I increasingly think about linguistics, and sometimes this involves wondering about the origins of a phrase or word. I got to thinking about a person in my life that used the phrase “no harm, no foul” within written correspondence at least one time–and I’d venture to guess closer to several times within a certain time frame. Or at least, used a variation on this phrase in addition to using the phrase specifically. Without obsessively going back to search the communications,...

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She Made Her Own Shroud

May 16, 2023
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Family Outlines and Assorted Collectibles, Personal Writings, Writings

Mary Dalton (Williams) would be my maternal great great great grandmother. I’ve been reading through various family history in connection with some of my writings here. I was contemplating that one of the things my great grandmother (Margaret Jane Kennedy Carter) most recalled when she gave contributions to this extensive collection of genealogy and stories, was that her grandmother made her own shroud. Out of curiosity I did a quick search on making your own shroud to see if it...

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Meet Carter Linger

May 16, 2023
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Family Outlines and Assorted Collectibles, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

I first heard about my mother’s brother Carter and his untimely death from my mother. As I recall, whenever she spoke of Carter she talked about him having diabetes, being “rolly polly and fat” (I have her on a home video mentioning this in an offhand remark) and his death being caused by him falling off a rocking chair from a porch. I believe my mother also said he was drunk at the time of his fall. At other points,...

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To Be God’s Friend; To Be God’s Enemy

May 15, 2023
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I take a quick pause in my day while working and listening to the Psalms aloud, to put out a verse which grabbed my heart and attention at the moment (Psalm 25:14). Then, I lifted a short collection of scripture texts for the contemplation of whomever might read this. Let the reader do the work of digging into the context and biblical concept of being either a friend of God or an enemy of God. This seems to be a...

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How I Fell in Love With My Mother

May 14, 2023
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Family Outlines and Assorted Collectibles, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

It took me nearly sixty years, but I think I finally have fallen in love with my mother. I will never be as much in love with my mother as I was with my father, but I had an unusual breakthrough. What woman isn’t ‘in love’ with their mother? It’s why they shop together and bake together, and share women stories and woman jokes. It’s why they fix each other’s hair and eat chocolates together and put on nail polish...

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If You Are Doing This, Please Stop Right NOW

May 13, 2023
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Feral Thoughts, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Some of us may recall mothers, fathers, teachers or others telling us as children, “Stop making that face or it might stay that way.” Or freeze that way. Or, something along those lines. Before I make my point here, I confess that I was once the “chief of users” in this thing. (That’s meant to be a somewhat lighthearted reference to I Timothy 1:15). Somewhere about 7ish years ago there was a day when I discovered I could make myself...

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Blessing, Cursing and the Irish

May 12, 2023
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

Anyone who knows an impressionistic bit about Irish/Celtic culture and history might readily think of various poetical Irish Blessings such as, “May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.” I was able to type the above from memory not because I necessarily...

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Various Thoughts About Generational Blessing and Cursing

May 9, 2023
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Family Outlines and Assorted Collectibles, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

I’ve been thinking on these things for quite awhile. Those who have been in various Christian settings have likely heard references to a number of scriptures that indicate that both spiritual blessing (legacy) and spiritual cursing (legacy) can flow through families in a variety of ways. It feels daunting in my mind to lay out too many different scriptures (let alone connect them to family specifics) that one should seek to better understand regarding these things, so I will try...

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Regurgitated Content. Um. Night Y’All.

May 8, 2023
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Feral Thoughts, Religion, Politics and Current Events

Well, it’s a bit past my “should be” bedtime here. I’ve wound down my evening with transferring and browsing some more old home videos. You know, they can hook you in…watching family Christmas 2004, Jonathan’s 11th birthday party, and footage from our homeschool co-op. It’s about 1:30 am and I took a browse at articles in my Google feed as I contemplated brushing my teeth and dropping into bed. I really didn’t read far, just a paragraph or two. My...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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