Tag Archives: Syria

The Refugee Crisis: 13 Things You Can Do To Help

By 24 commentsactivism, Change the World, community, developing world, generosity, Myanmar, peace-making, refugees, social justice, spirituality

Have you gasped or shaken your head or cried over refugees this week? Was it when you saw a picture of Aylan Kurdi, a little boy wearing sneakers just like my son’s, lying dead on a beach? Was it when you saw a picture of him and his brother, smiling on a sofa, before their […]

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Want the Bad News?

By community, consumerism, culture, depression, emotional well-being, friends, lament, media, news, prayer, self-care, social justice, social media, television

There’s too much bad news in the world. And there’s more than there used to be. Go to your usual media source of news and count: how many bad news stories in the top ten? There’s a lot to choose from. There are currently a dozen or so major wars in the world. Whenever you read […]

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