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Are you chicken? 6 ways to prepare yourself for the birds and bees talk

| Jun 18, 2013

Blogger Bonny Burns reviews "A Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex" by Dr. Kevin Leman and Kathy Flores Bell.
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The bravest man I know

| Jun 12, 2013

"To my husband, Bob. We see what you do, and we love you so. Happy Father’s Day!"
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Where are the spiritual leaders on Moral Mondays?

| Jun 3, 2013

David Scott writes: "It's Moral Monday (June 3) in Raleigh, and hundreds will assemble to ask for change from North Carolina's legislators. I ask how many spiritual leaders, pastors, priests will be there?"
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Forgive us our churchiness

| Jun 3, 2013

Blogger Jana Greene writes: "We humans have made your church about us. But church – as you’ve intended – is just a gathering of your broken disciples, gathered around at your feet, wanting to learn how to love. It is a wedding celebration of sorts, between the Creator and his creation, with the whole world invited to the reception (which lasts for eternity – what a party!) What makes the church your “bride”, even with all its foibles, denials and betrayals, is that you first loved us. You love your children, gathered at your feet looking to you, not around at each other."
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After premarital sex, coping and the art of forgiveness

| May 28, 2013

In her third post about sexual purity and virginity teachings in Christianity, Pearl writes: "As Christians, how do we cope with the emotional turmoil of sexual experience that occurs outside the boundaries of God’s design?" Shame and guilt take patience and prayer to move past, she adds.
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COMMENTARY: Can religiosity be a mental illness?

| May 24, 2013

Blogger David Scott writes about the usefulness of doubt in the debate between science and religion and the controversies over the new "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." 
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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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