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Post-It-Notes for Advocacy: My Kid

Posted by Elisa | Sep 13, 2010 | Global Health, Human Trafficking, Poverty, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship |

She picks up some stacking pegs, then goes about dropping them in specific locations on the floor. This must either be creative art or she is practicing war tactics again. If the latter, these landmine-like devices will cause pain in one foot and hopping up and down on the opposite leg. I choose to presume this is an artistic expression, while make a mental note not to step on them . . . My daughter is a delight. She makes me crazy, grating on my impatience or shocking me with her callous little girl evil. But, its impossible to not love her.

Qur’an Burning: America’s Response to the Spread of Islam

Posted by Elisa | Sep 10, 2010 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship |

Burning hairspray is cool. Burning bras- that was cool in the 60’s. Burning books? Um, didn’t we learn in American English from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 that book burning is the end of society as we know it? But burning one fifth of the world’s population’s holy book!? Dude, we don’t burn cows as a public outcry against Hindus! We only burn cows if we like our steak very very well done! But that is a whole different thing.

Reflections on Childbirth: Reducing the Misery of Delivery in Developing Countries

Posted by Elisa | Aug 26, 2010 | Spiritual Discipleship, Ways to Make a Difference |

“There were 45 woman in a small room, all in active labor. There are five beds that are steel and not every woman even gets a bed, they are sitting on the floor and under the beds. There is not room for them to walk around or even move.”

Loving the Oppressor

Posted by Elisa | Aug 15, 2010 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship |

You see, I get so obsessed with those who are suffering from injustices, that I forget that God loves the oppressors as well.

Oh, the Many Opinions We All Sing: Truth, AIDS & Worldviews

Posted by Elisa | May 15, 2010 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Spiritual Discipleship |

We all already have so many opinions. What becomes slightly more difficult is having truth. Sometimes I doubt. In fact, I often do. I live in an American Dream, where science influences culture, and people do whatever is right...

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Post-It-Notes for Advocacy: My Kid

Reflections on Childbirth: Reducing the Misery of Delivery in Developing Countries

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