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Religion, Politics and Current Events

Sacrilege, Anthropomorphism and Theological Musings

March 13, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

So. This is the piece I am choosing to bring to completion today. I started it on December 20, 2021. I’ve had a rough couple of weeks. Friday night and yesterday, I made time to work on some blog pieces, as some reward for surviving, yet, hitting some glitches, the piece I was focused on cannot yet be completed. It will now need to wait until I can invest the time needed to do it properly. Oh, and as I...

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Relief – Embracing Kindness – Practicing Compassion – Standing Up For Justice

March 9, 2022
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Artwork For Sale, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I want to word this post carefully, as I am uncomfortable with it, on some level(s). I generally flow/write easily and don’t always overthink what I say and how I say it (although I do try to proofread and consider my word choices and expressiveness, to some degree). Last night a friend and I were messaging about my newly completed sunflower painting with hummingbird and bee. She suggested that I might want to offer 10% to relief funds for Ukraine...

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Ukraine, Love and War…

March 9, 2022
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

There is a saying, and I will de-vulgarize it into this:Opinions are like noses, everyone has one. Over the past year, I have been somewhat exploring more controversial ideas about War and in particular, the Christian’s response to War. This is a very difficult and nuanced topic, at least in my mind. Opinions range from appropriate response by a Christian being to serve in the military, and more, to full conscientious objection. I don’t think I nor anyone will ever...

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The Eye is the Lamp of the Body

March 7, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

I don’t think I have any more favorite RobCast episode than this one:An Eye Full of Light, Episode 102 An eye-opening way to hear this teaching of Jesus…and I’ve carried and received this message in my heart in ever-deepening and life-changing ways since the first time I heard it. This podcast is worth returning to over and over again. It is so good, I’m not going to pick out any lines to pique interest…just invite you to listen. “The eye...

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“The King is Not Being Cruel, The King is Giving the Man What He Wants…”

March 7, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

The Parable of (The Impossible Sum of Money) or… “You and Your Bookkeeping!” ~Again…Rob Bell asserts that Jesus is coming in the side door with this parable… “A master storyteller…right away….so over-the-top-and-ridiculous… “The king, in the story, is simply doing what you do when you run a kingdom…(at first)…that’s the way it worked…you settle accounts…you track invoices…you pay bills…you hold people accountable… The terrified servant falls on his knees…“be patient with me, and I will pay back everything…” “This is...

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To Be Here is Glorious!

March 6, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events

“Judgement ~ Absence ~ Absurdity ~ Acceptance” ~Rob Bell’s summary of the themes of this parable This speaker says “he wants us to allow this parable to work on us in possibly a different way than we typically have heard it explained. To allow it to slip in through the side door, so to speak…“ It is one of my favorite talks by Rob Bell, and I was inclined to listen again to it today (it’s been awhile) and I...

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How One Should Dress When Walking Out of Their Prison Cell

March 6, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

The image above was created last winter and I recently stumbled upon it, thanks to the reminder of “one year ago today” on social media. I like this image. It is fun. And I thought I need to use it with a writing of some sort. Today, what I want to express seems to oddly fit with this image.__________ This image was created in some moment of both solitude and joy – as I recall, it was a cold day...

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The Things You May Find in a Christian-Owned Mega-Corporation

March 1, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Every once in awhile I kind of find myself in some pregnant pause as I stroll through the “Hobby Lobby.” While part of me feels some amount of remorse for possibly being all “judgy” of this Christian Corporation, another part of me feels it may be okay to express my opinion. You know. As a professional artist. And, a Christian, too. Today, I had one of those pause moments, later wondering at how a product passed through the eye of...

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War Zones and Gunga Din

February 27, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

Like most days around here, I spend a lot of time in create solitude and contemplations, often pausing here and there to draft snippets that interweave my daily tasks and experiences with written thoughts springing from whatever the activity at-hand. Yesterday, I started my day with thoughts about my own personal battles in my small world here…coupled with awareness of a major war zone now unfolding in the Ukraine. With my own heavy-but-small battles here I’ve recently turned away from...

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69min 50sec of Pleasant, Calm, Meaningful Conversation with “Comcast-Xfinity Angelo” – Plus Chats with Robots/Internet Lingo-Acronyms/WIP’s

February 24, 2022
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Covid Pandemic Issues, Information and Ethics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Life can be an adventure, if you keep your eyes open. This is just too good! After taking a ride on some Conniption Train yesterday for most of my mind-boggling conscious day with some complicated issue over Google and Verizon Clouds, issues with Apple TV, too…and more….I decided I was up for another round, so-to-speak, late this afternoon. I mean, it’s an absolutely beautiful (but windy) day here in the mid-sixties, and as I dealt with some laundry and got...

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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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