SeaWorld’s Killer Wake Up Call

The Heartbreaking Events:

We live in a world that thirsts for entertainment at the harmful expense of others including our animals and land. Continue reading

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When Garbage Became Priceless

The kids behind The Recycled Orchestra/Los Reciclados Orquesta will have your eyes tearing up with both compassion and celebration at the same time. Clearly this modern day occurrence was designed by God to alter our limited and entitled consciousness in the best way. Recently, I was looking for something completely exceptional, worthy of sharing with others, and a place to offer my own resources: The Recycled Orchestra fit like a magnificent sunrise painting the entire sky. Visionary, Maestro Szaran (who wanted to serve the most impoverished children with his own exquisite talents), Orchestra Director, Favio Chavez, and Nicolas Gomez, “Cola,” a very generous landfill dwelling genius who crafted of their instruments are the courageous keystones to this life-giving activity.
Please watch and be enchanted, transformed, and motivated to do something.

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Imagine What They Saw In Christmas

800px-Adoration_of_the_Magi_Tapestry_detailThere it glimmered, an unimaginable future based on a plan that would physically and spiritually overtake our world of slavery and darkness through the birth of one babe. Continue reading

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The Super Power of Sharing

You may recall my post in May of this year about Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO, Mike Jeffries and his deplorable war against plus sized people… Continue reading

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A Love That Protects Everyone

According to Gallup research, in the U.S., 77% of the adult population identify with a Christian religion… In my perspective, the diversity of beliefs, culture, practices, interpretation of doctrine, and lifestyle preferences within this group is so vast, it is difficult, even confusing, for people to distinguish who or what Christians are. Continue reading
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The Gift of Undivided Attention

“But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.” -1Cor 2:16 nlt

Many times I’ve asked God, what does this verse mean? Continue reading

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Back on Monday

Finally made it back today, Monday, a day in the early Fall, to write again. Writing is an expression of thanks. Continue reading

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Is Mike Jeffries A 21st Century Sneetch?

“Why you gotta be so mean?” — as Taylor Swift would put it. Here I’m referring to Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO, Mike Jeffries, and wonder how the man can sleep at night. Continue reading

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“No More Hurting People.” How To Bless Boston

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Beautiful 8 year-old Martin Richard perished in the Boston Marathon bombing.

In honor of the child victims of the terrorist attack in Boston on April 15th — and I can only think of how invaluable our support is in helping the entire community recover and come back stronger — Continue reading

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Rocking Out Women’s History Month

Who says you aren’t good enough? They have no idea!

2012 Australian Paralympic Team Champion, Kelly Cartwright climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with her prosthetic leg in 2009. Continue reading

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