I cried when Charlie Kirk was assassinated. I did not watch the video clip showing his murder. The pogroms of October 7, 2023, personally affected me. I self-monitor the times when I listen to or read accounts of that agonizing day. I avoid sensational news stories that used to be the headlines on magazines and
Carrie. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Halloween. The Exorcist. Dawn of the Dead. Rosemary’s Baby. These are only a few of the movies which I have never seen and have no desire to see. Suffice it to say, horror is not my genre of choice. Still, many people are drawn to horror movies, so when I
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After months of steadfastly refusing to add yet another potential distraction to my day, I succumbed and tried my hand at the online game, Wordle. Granted, I can think of playing this game as, ’honing my mental skills,’ and ‘whetting my thinking process,” rather than a distraction, but the danger of one more thing that
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“Just five more minutes,” “One more chapter,” “I guess I can stay a little longer.” The temptation to stretch out an enjoyable activity just a little bit more is one to which we can all relate. After a month of reveling in God’s closeness, culminating with the Festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles), the Jewish people felt
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Question: Hello, I am 41 with 2 children ages 8 and 10. I have been begging my husband for a third child for nearly 3 years now and he will not allow it. He says he does not want another child, and I am so upset, angry and heartbroken. I feel like it’s unfair of
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