Blue Lantern Project

:shining a light of hope for those at war with their Shadow:

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2015: The Year of the Identity Crisis

2015: The Year of the Identity Crisis

I just finished reading an excellent Huffington Post about chronic illnesses and the struggle to define/adapt one’s identity. Most importantly, the individuals interviewed/photographed, talked openly about the silencing they have to fight, the misunderstanding (willful and otherwise) they have to overcome, and the daily struggle they face to define who they are not only for themselves, but for…

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Oh, Look! Professional Journalism!

What happens in my own geographical backyard is of deep importance to me…especially when it intersects with law enforcement, since I’ve spent the last 1 1/2-almost-2 years working for Department of Corrections.

NBC has apparently forgotten what professional journalism looks like. It has also, apparently, forgotten the consequences of yellow journalism (which, incidentally, has been known to start…

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Fire In the Head: Dominion

One of the earliest philosophical/theological concepts to fascinate me was that of the soul. What is it? Where does it “reside” within the body? How do we (i.e., humanity) even know that such a thing exists? Why don’t animals have one?

The discussion of the soulis an important one in fundamentalist circles…or, at least, was important in the fundamentalist circle within which I was raised. I…

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Having Faith While Legion: The Incarnation

Having Faith With Mental Illness: The Incarnation

Jesus, Fire of the Earth

I firmly believe that one can tell a lot about a person by what’s on their bookshelf (and/or, if they have a bookshelf to even speak of, to begin with). A casual glance at mine would probably make most people pause and wonder. I have A NEW New Testament, next to War and the Soul, next to Star Wars: Scoundrels, next to The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought, next…

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