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Community Mental Health In Small Communities: Why We Need More Therapists, Erin Olson
Community Mental Health In Small Communities: Why We Need More Therapists, Erin Olson
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"The mental health and well-being of people living in small towns and communities is often just as threatened in rural areas as it is urban centers and cities."
Posting about the need for community mental health services from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/community-mental-health-in-small-communities-why-we-need-more-therapists/
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
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"Not long ago, a study was conducted to see how quickly Americans make decisions about other people regarding the potential for friendship. The answer: between two and four seconds."
Posting about the beauty of unlikely friendships from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/what-online-communities-leave-out-unlikely-friendships/
Slacktivism: Social Media Activism And Its Effectiveness, Abby M. Foreman
Slacktivism: Social Media Activism And Its Effectiveness, Abby M. Foreman
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"Engagement is costly in terms of time and often money."
Posting about the pros and cons of slacktivism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/slacktivism-social-media-activism-and-its-effectiveness/
Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson
Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson
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"Have you ever stopped to consider how experiences in your childhood may have impacted your perceptions of God?"
Posting about the importance of the parent-child relationship from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/parenting-attachment-theory-and-god/
The Myth Of Subtle Racism, Nicole Baart
The Reformations And The Genesis Of Popular Christian Media, Scott Culpepper
The Reformations And The Genesis Of Popular Christian Media, Scott Culpepper
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"How we can learn the lessons from a mixed legacy of Christian engagement with popular media and create media that will impact present and future generations for the glory of God, as well as the good of humanity?"
Posting about cultural influence through the centuries from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/the-reformations-and-the-genesis-of-popular-christian-media/
Between The World And Me, Michael Brown, And White Imagination, Howard Schaap
Between The World And Me, Michael Brown, And White Imagination, Howard Schaap
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"What can we do as Christians to support each other across racial lines?"
Posting about racial divide in America from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/between-the-world-and-me-michael-brown-and-white-imagination/
How To Talk To Your Kids About Divorce, Erin Olson
How To Talk To Your Kids About Divorce, Erin Olson
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"Being a parent often means answering some tough questions and helping little ones understand things even we as adults might find confusing."
Posting about addressing family brokenness with children from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-divorce/
Talking To Kids About Race: Against The Grain, Howard Schaap
Talking To Kids About Race: Against The Grain, Howard Schaap
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"The stories of race are bound up in the story of America and in all of our identities, so directly addressing it with our children is an approach we have no choice but to take."
Posting about teaching children about racial struggles in our society from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/talking-to-kids-about-race-against-the-grain/
It Is Up To You, Kate Vander Veen
It Is Up To You, Kate Vander Veen
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"If indeed you desire to be healthy, or to at least try to work toward living a healthier life than you do now, you must first answer one core question: what does healthy living mean to you?"
Posting about life choices that promote health from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/it-is-up-to-you/
Your Body Has A Purpose, Nate Wolf
Your Body Has A Purpose, Nate Wolf
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"How often do we consider using 100% of our bodies in pursuing God’s redemptive call? How often do we succumb to viewing our bodies through culture’s lens of graphically enhanced photos prepared for mass distribution?"
Posting about using the body to glorify God from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/your-body-has-a-purpose/
35 Million Untold Stories, Carlye Tazelaar
35 Million Untold Stories, Carlye Tazelaar
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"With over 35 million people enslaved worldwide (in all forms of slavery, not just sex slavery), we are seeing the largest slavery epidemic in our world’s history."
Posting about the reality of human trafficking all over the world from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/35-million-untold-stories/
Choices You Make, Lisa Smith
Choices You Make, Lisa Smith
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Posting about the lack of choices available for those trapped in human trafficking from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/the-choices-you-make/
In Your Neighborhood, Jen Sandbulte
In Your Neighborhood, Jen Sandbulte
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"It’s easy to hear about trafficking and think of dusty paths and sordid rooms in countries far from here whose economic system we don’t quite grasp. It is much harder to imagine trafficking happening amongst the quaint scenery in places like Northwest Iowa."
Posting about the problem of human trafficking from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/in-your-neighborhood/
Red Cups And Orphans, Liz Moss
Red Cups And Orphans, Liz Moss
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"If Christians are truly called to welcome in the orphaned and parentless, then I believe the church - all of us, as a whole - must also answer the call along with these brave parents."
Posting about the needs of adoptive families from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/red-cups-and-orphans/
God, Human Nature, And Psychology, Mark Christians
God, Human Nature, And Psychology, Mark Christians
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"God created humans to think, act, and feel and to be in relationship with other humans."
Posting about exploring the many realms of human expression from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/god-human-nature-and-psychology/
What Does It Mean To Be Pro-Life?, Erin Olson
What Does It Mean To Be Pro-Life?, Erin Olson
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"For me, being pro-life means being pro-adoption, pro-foster care, and pro-social programs."
Posting about the many dimensions of a pro-life stance from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-pro-life/
Who Must Take The Lead In Immigration Reform?, Abby M. Foreman
Who Must Take The Lead In Immigration Reform?, Abby M. Foreman
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"What gets us closer to a world where people are living in right relationship with one another, with creation, and with God?"
Posting about a responsive immigration system from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/who-must-take-the-lead-in-immigration-reform/
God Loves Sex And Sexuality, Neal Deroo
God Loves Sex And Sexuality, Neal Deroo
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"We have to be careful to not only say that sexuality is a gift from God, but to live and model that behavior."
Posting about a Christian perspective on sex from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/god-loves-sex-and-sexuality/
Divorce And A Broken Home, Jeff Ploegstra
Divorce And A Broken Home, Jeff Ploegstra
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"Reflections on the encyclical letter "Laudato Si" of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home."
Posting about reframing all of creation to bring glory to God from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/divorce-and-a-broken-home/
What Is It Like Being A Dad?, Mark Christians
What Is It Like Being A Dad?, Mark Christians
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"One size parenting does not fit all children."
Posting about one father's experience raising kids from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/what-is-it-like-being-a-dad/
Seek Justice, Encourage The Oppressed, Abby M. Foreman
Seek Justice, Encourage The Oppressed, Abby M. Foreman
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"Many of us can easily be convicted to be compassionate in these ways; to give food, money, clothing and even our time. We know that we are doing what God calls us to. But is this all that God is calling us to in our response to the poor and vulnerable?"
Posting about poverty and justice from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/seek-justice-encourage-the-oppressed/