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2016-11-10T08:49:08-04:00

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My Thoughts After The Election: Rise Up

Last updated on: November 10, 2016 at 8:49 am By Kerry Connelly

I think I can finally breathe again, awakened from the shell -shock. But the deep grief — it lingers. I have waited to post for many reasons. Most of all, however, I want to be an agent of God’s peace on this earth, even though right now I feel anything but peaceful. I have, as usual, much to say. First, congratulations to those of you who wanted Drumpf to win. I understand that your feelings run just as... Read more

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2016-11-08T07:59:59-04:00

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As We Head To The Polls, Let’s Focus On Peace

Last updated on: November 8, 2016 at 7:59 am By Kerry Connelly

Last night, as I was perusing my Facebook feed, I came across a friendly little reminder from someone I know: A Christian worldview demands a vote for Trump! Vote Trump or God will judge you! Heh. Heh heh. Okay, let’s be clear: I’m not worried about the status of my soul if I vote for Hillary. I will happily — joyfully, really — vote for the first woman president today. I’ll bring the picture of my great-grandmother,... Read more

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2016-11-07T12:20:42-04:00

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On The Eve Of This Election, A Letter to Hillary

Last updated on: November 7, 2016 at 12:20 pm By Kerry Connelly

Dear Madame Secretary Clinton, My great-grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Oliver, was a suffragette. She fought so that women could have the vote, and once we got it, she enjoyed a long life in politics. She became the president of the New Jersey Women’s Republican League, lunched at the governor’s mansion often, and traveled as a delegate to the convention to award the nomination to her party’s candidate. According to her diary, she worked to repeal the 18th amendment “and the evils... Read more

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2016-11-03T22:04:03-04:00

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Patriarchy, Homophobia, Jen Hatmaker and Trump: Let Me Mansplain It For You

Last updated on: November 3, 2016 at 10:04 pm By Kerry Connelly

Recently Rachel Held Evans posted this simple sentence on her Facebook page: Evangelicalism: Where Jen Hatmaker gets ridiculed and condemned and Donald Drumpf embraced. And it got me thinking. I read Matthew Vines’ Book God And The Gay Christian a few years ago. It’s chock-full of thought provoking stuff, and I highly suggest you read it. In it, Matthew poses a theory that I found fascinating, and that has stuck with me ever since: Homophobia is rooted in misogyny. In a... Read more

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2016-11-01T19:54:51-04:00

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A Message To All The Good Men Out There (And Some Good Women, Too)

Last updated on: November 1, 2016 at 7:54 pm By Kerry Connelly

I started a very different post — it was an angrier one than this will probably be. I’m tired. This might have to do with the rather large amount of Halloween candy I ate all day in an attempt to numb my feelings. I’m so tired, I actually can’t even comment on a polite and constructive political conversation on my Facebook page. I’m exhausted from having to explain why women’s rights matter. They matter in every day life, on college... Read more

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2016-10-29T08:33:55-04:00

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Toward Love: In Support of Jen Hatmaker, LGBTQI People, & Christian Allies Everywhere

Last updated on: October 29, 2016 at 8:33 am By Kerry Connelly

If you hang in Christian circles and have been able to wade through the latest email-scandal-that-wasn’t in these last few days before the election, you may be aware of the scandalous news that Jen Hatmaker, beloved Bible teacher-slash-church planter, came out in support of (among other things) gay marriage, and the capital-E Evangelicals imploded. I don’t know Jen Hatmaker personally, but when I was in Jordan a few weeks ago, I was hanging out with some people who do,... Read more

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2016-10-27T10:22:08-04:00

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Why Hillary’s Stance On Abortion Doesn’t Make Me Want To Vote For Donald Trump

Last updated on: October 27, 2016 at 10:22 am By Kerry Connelly

It’s a loaded topic, to be sure. And I’m certain I’ll call down my own tribe of trolls for this post, but it’s been brewing for a very long time. I have an extra bottle of wine on hand and a posse of people ready to love on me when the haters come out. Because I’ve got to say this and say it loud: The abortion issue is not a good reason to vote for Trump. And I’m deeply dismayed by... Read more

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2016-10-24T09:20:02-04:00

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Americans: The Good Deed People? On Jordan, Refugees, and Doing God’s Work

Last updated on: October 24, 2016 at 9:20 am By Kerry Connelly

In the Jordanian desert, there is a little girl who has no hair. I will call her Maya, though her protector asked me to not use her real name if I used her picture. Maya, along with her brother, is a refugee. She and her family have fled the bombings and violence of Syria to find refuge in the Jordanian desert. It’s a desert that, while beautiful, is colorless; hot in summer and cold in winter. Most of all, it... Read more

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2016-10-18T10:29:22-04:00

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Jordanian Women Do Amazing Things

Last updated on: October 18, 2016 at 10:29 am By Kerry Connelly

I met some amazing women in Jordan who are doing phenomenal things. Some of these women I got to speak with for a period of time, others, just long enough to snap their picture. Each of them lead lives different from mine and yet, in many ways, the same. Read on to meet a social entrepreneur, a leader of churches who serves refugees, and some Bedouin saleswomen I met in the mountains of Petra. When I think of the... Read more

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2016-10-16T18:22:32-04:00

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That Jordanian Smile

Last updated on: October 16, 2016 at 6:22 pm By Kerry Connelly

My suitcase was huge. I was on my way to Jordan – yes, THAT Jordan, the Middle East! — an amazing place of desert sun and ancient ruins; this land of gently spiced food that smells of smoky roasted meat, the freshest of vegetables, the warmest of newly baked pita. It’s a place filled with smiles, and it is warm not just for the sun that shines there, but for the hearts that beat in its people. There is... Read more

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