The Anchor Point

Tag: Christ

  • The Geometry of the First Step

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    Deborah Seale
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    There is a quiet, almost unsettling abruptness to the way God moves people. But if we look closer at the stories, we find that the human side of the journey is often much more familiar, messy, and hesitant than we remember. In yesterday’s lectionary readings, we find ourselves standing at two separate crossroads separated by…

  • The Digital Stampede: A Christian Perspective on Social Media Challenges

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    Deborah Seale
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    We’ve all watched it happen. A new song drops, a bizarre stunt catches fire, or a specific aesthetic takes over the internet, and within forty-eight hours, millions of people are replicating the exact same 15-second video. The urge to join the crowd is woven deeply into our psychology. It simplifies a noisy world and offers…

  • The one letter

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    Deborah Seale
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    Have you noticed that there is only one letter between hear and heart? I heard that what’s in your heart determines what you hear. The more I thought about that, the more that could go both ways really. What you hear can determine what’s in your heart. Do you listen to good stuff or bad…

  • ???

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    Deborah Seale
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    I used to live my life being tormented by things I could and could not see. I was tormented by fear and paranoia.  My life was a living hell, and I think that is an understatement. I felt powerless up against the things that came at me. I used to think my only solution was…

  • Dignity and self-respect

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    Deborah Seale
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    In this life we all have decisions to make, regardless, of what the decisions are or who we are. I also have a firm belief that everybody has the right to be treated with dignity, no matter the circumstances. I have sat back and watched, more and more people are being treated less than human…