Category: Crime & Justice

RIP James Foley

Oh, God, no, please no… I think that’s what I said when I read the headline today declaring that American journalist James Foley had been savagely beheaded by the demonic gang of terrorist thugs called ISIS. Frankly my brain makes up its own acronyms for ISIS, like Ignorant Savages Instigating Slaughter. I know these people […]

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Special Operations

You had me at illuminated manuscripts. Recently I had the pleasure of talking with author Tom Lukas about his first book in a developing series, Special Operations. Standing by his ultra-hip 1972 Volvo p1800e coupe dubbed Spycar, which he’s touring  the country in to promote his series, he offered inside access to a mind always wired for […]

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MAFP Goes Car Shopping

Szzzzzzzz… that was the sound of an egg on a sidewalk on this sizzling summer weekend. The temperature was a sweltering 95 degrees, which is unusual for our meteorologically moderate corner of the Puget Sound. It was on this weekend, without obvious male assistance, that I decided to start car shopping. I’d had quite enough of […]

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Save Meriam

This sickening story came to my attention over the weekend: Obama Ignores Pregnant Wife of American Sentenced to Sharia Death By Hanging for Not Renouncing Christian Faith Meriam Yahia Ibrahim is the pregnant 27 year-old wife of a naturalized American citizen. She and their 18 month-old son Martin are being held by the authorities in Sudan, […]

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Slavery in Africa is the Real Crisis

Originally posted on Right From Yaad:
This Article was taken from http://www.theconversation.com Link here: http://theconversation.com/behind-the-boko-haram-headlines-slavery-in-africa-is-the-real-crisis-26379 ? Behind the Boko Haram headlines, slavery in Africa is the real crisis by Emma Christopher The mass kidnapping of schoolgirls by terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria is neither a new nor rare occurrence, though this does not make it…

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“I CAN’T CALL THE POLICE – HE IS THE POLICE!”

Originally posted on Spiritual Side of Domestic Violence:
By Terry Loving “‘You shall not murder.   (Deuteronomy 5:17) “On April 26, 2003 Tacoma Police Chief David Brame fatally wounded his wife, Crystal, and then killed himself.” ……………………………………… “…when a woman calls police to report domestic violence, her chances are at least two out of five that…

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Letter from Karaj Prison

Iran: Letter from Karaj Prison. Out of support for a fellow blogger and believer in freedom of speech, I’m reposting this powerful letter featured on the Gatestone Institute’s site. There are Americans imprisoned in Iran under similar conditions. 

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Women: Write

So what’s stopping you? No, really? Lately I’ve had several conversations with women who want to start writing but seem overwhelmed with reasons that they shouldn’t. My best advice: just start writing and don’t worry about what other people think.

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Zoom Out

Have you ever been so overwhelmed and besieged by a problem that if you could draw a picture of how you feel it would look like this?

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