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Familial Generational Spirits: Vintage ~1994

July 23, 2023
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

I can still see the faces and odd behaviors of many of my siblings in Christ that night, when I showed up (with trepidation) to assess in person what was in the process of demolishing the Christian Community (as I knew it) that I had been part of for twelve years since I was an 18-year-old convert committed to following Jesus. My first husband and I were already on the brink of leaving, as were a large number of others....

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Looking for the Lion (or, “How Much Access Do You Give to a Cat?”)

July 9, 2023
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Personal Writings, Writings

If you are a cat-hater and somehow pounced upon this page, I imagine the bounce rate on this piece will likely be high. I doubt the cat-haters will hang on for some reading-ride that may take them any further into the territory of dogs, sheep, goats, or especially, lions. Just one little word (cat) will be enough to crank up their firewall access settings. Just say “no” to cats! This morning I awoke remembering a little snippet of a dream...

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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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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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“DEATH.” PART 2: Crossing the Jordan, Death Wrestling, Death Doulas

May 3, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

“DEATH.” PART 2: Crossing the Jordan, Death Wrestling, “Death Doulas“ I believe that all religions/spiritual views distill down to two main themes: Life and Death. True Christianity is set apart as unique in its handling of basic premises and tenets of the faith. I am going to (somewhat) randomly present three scriptures that come to mind concerning these life and death themes–one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament and one from the Gospels. __________ The Offer of...

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“DEATH.” PART 1: Cancer

May 3, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

There is no disease more generally dreaded than the one beginning with “C.” I am not speaking of “Covid” but I am speaking of “Cancer.” As there are several intersecting thoughts I want to talk about in this series, I am going to create sections. And allow the reader’s own neural pathways to pull these seemingly disparate parts together as they rightfully intersect. I anticipate this series will have at least five parts, and at some point when I finish,...

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Constructing a Real Thing

April 21, 2023
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

As I prepare today to visit Delaware for business and otherwise, I’m listening to a podcast that seems worth passing on–for whatever it is worth. Passing along podcasts here for those who think and care very deeply about things that matter shouldn’t always be such a difficult task. I’ve noticed that on social media since 2020, for whatever reason, there is very little talk about politics or people linking articles. I’m not sure what brought that phase of social media...

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The Hemorrhaging Church

April 6, 2023
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

This morning, the first article in my Google newsfeed was Nearly 200 churches sue to leave liberal United Methodist body and keep property amid split over sexuality. Toward the end of the article, I notice a word being used that I had been giving some metaphorical thought to last week, and that word is hemorrhage. Last week after a conversation I was in where someone mentioned the hemorrhaging woman that reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, I...

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They Rush on the City, They Run on the Wall

April 5, 2023
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Personal Writings, Writings

This song came to mind today and I listened a number of times. It came to mind as a song I knew and praise-danced to many years ago. My thoughts were also with Psalm 81, and of course, I searched to find where the lyrics of this Hebrew-Messianic sounding song were to be based upon–a part of Joel 2 . ~~~~~ 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the...

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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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