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Cookies, clues and real good news

| May 21, 2013

Jana Greene writes about a moment of awakening she had recently after a cookie binge, saying: "Even this early, God has made a thousand promises to me – offering grace, acceptance, forgiveness and love. Those are promises that all the cookies and clues in the world can’t make."
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WilmingtonFAVS Participates in Parade of Tables 2013

| Apr 27, 2013

Wilmington Faith and Values had a table - Faith Journeys through Story - at this year's Christian Women's Job Corps fundraiser.
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Unhinged by “The Sweatpants of Bloatedness and the Pimple of Doom”

| Apr 23, 2013

Jana Greene writes about remembering God's grace - even on your worst days - saying: "Making me even grumpier was that on some level, I realized how trivial all of these problems are. They are First World Problems. Middle-age Problems.  Bad Economy Problems. They are not the biggest issues I face, but they all conspired to storm the castle of my spirit at once, and my defenses were down."
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The Magic Word- preaching moderation

| Apr 22, 2013

After a week of extreme events - the bombings and killings in Boston- writer David Scott reflects on the need for moderation in all things- also a good lesson for today on Earth Day.
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WARM (Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry) prepares for summer ‘voluntourists’

| Apr 19, 2013

Summer is a busy time for WARM. “Voluntourists” (as director J.C. Skane calls them) come from all over the country to help repair homes in Wilmington. Over a period of 10 weeks this summer, 60-100 volunteers will come to serve with WARM. Many will be church youth groups who will stay in different facilities such as the Matthew House or Cameron Hall, who partner with WARM to provide housing for volunteer workers.
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Calling open hearts, minds and courageous spirits to help those with mental illnesses

| Apr 15, 2013

Bonny writes: "The stigma of mental health is really the prejudice of mental health.  It’s more the problem of those sitting in the pews than the problem of the one who suffers with the wrong brain chemistry."
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Purity Culture Backlash, part II

| Apr 15, 2013

Pearl writes: "Retaining virginity shouldn’t be achieved through shame-based repression.  It should be through a lovingly taught life skill, self-control." What do you think?
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Starving the stigma: Christians and Mental illness

| Apr 14, 2013

Jana Greene writes: "The church is the first place that the mentally ill should seek to stay encouraged, become surrounded with love, and depend on the support of one another. To bear our own crosses, but with help from each other. To manage the pain of life and all the challenges it doles out. To starve the stigma of mental illness, and nurture the brave ones coping with it every day. To stay encouraged by those who love us, which makes all the difference. It doesn’t take a village, it takes a church."
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If love waits, does a backlash follow?

| Apr 9, 2013

Have you ever stood in front of your youth group or congregation and pledged you would not have sex before marriage? Or if you've ever signed a purity pledge, did you experience a cultural or personal backlash from that decision? Pearl writes about what's buzzing in the Christian Purity Culture these days.
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God’s Hands Extended: St. Jude’s sees major increase in food pantry demand

| Apr 5, 2013

St. Jude Metropolitan Community Church has seen a 150 percent increase in demand at its food pantry in the last year. 
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