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Julie’s Jar, “Resilience”
~Resilience~ How does a person build resilience after a trauma? Mike and I went to a conference to find out on Nov. 4. It was sponsored by the Interfaith Collaborative
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Julie’s Jar, “Do Our Prayers Make a Difference?”
~Do Our Prayers Make a Difference?~ Do our prayers make a difference? That depends upon what is meant by “makes a difference”. There are prayers of intercession in which we
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Julie’s Jar, “Moral Authority”
~Moral Authority~ Pope Francis is considered the moral authority for over 2 billion people worldwide. Structurally it is because of his position as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Relationally
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Julie’s Jar, “Wedding Cakes”
~Wedding Cakes~ A bakery in Colorado would make wedding cakes only for “traditional” couples. The bakery had done a wedding cake for dogs, which seems a bit untraditional. After learning
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Julie’s Jar: “A Purpose of Prayer”
“Meditation is too hard for me; I just can’t focus.” “Praying seems like a waste of time when I have so many other things to do.” “I just pray