Category: brokenness
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Coddling Evil
Yesterday, in a brief conversation with a colleague, reflecting on the recent tragedy in our community, she asked, “Why do we coddle evil?”
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What broke him?
Yesterday, Nikolas Cruz entered the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, FL – a school he was expelled from – murdering seventeen innocent victims and injuring at least fourteen others. The press is already reporting there were “red flags” – expulsion, social media posts, strange behaviors, etc. …
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More Than Objects
Anyone whose lived in Florida for long, and traveled on I-75, will recognize the billboard pictured above. Though the signs have been changed, the billboards, like the one above, adorned the Interstate for years and years. I’ve passed those billboards countless times. I assume the photos imply beautiful women can…
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Brutiful
My morning began with a text from a good friend shaken by the shootings in Las Vegas. At this point, the news reports 58 killed and over 500 injured by a lone gunmen with unknown motives. Brutal. Moments ago, I listened to a radio report, saying conditions in Puerto Rico…
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