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Hannah (花). 29 years, a Christ-follower living in Japan, culture-lover and multilingual. I like spending quality time with people, music, foreign dramas, languages, music, rain, and laughter.. Note ~ I retain copyright of any poetry/prose signed "H. K." Please share, but credit appropriately(: You can read my other blog at www.theharunafamily.com/home

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One married woman’s perspective

Our social media climate is becoming toxic for free ideas.

#cancel culture #cancel #culture #women #social media

Does anyone else get really excited when you learn a new Hebrew or Greek word, and it causes a word you’ve always known to suddenly pop with new depth, new richness? I have a Hebrew word for us. It is perhaps a Hebrew word for 2021. The word is tiqvah (teek-VAH). It is one of […]

by Leland Sawyer One afternoon I came out of a meeting and saw a large group of men parading down the street. They had completely taken over the road and were blowing whistles, horns and singing al…

“even as people come to Christ, they struggle to break free from rituals such as this. Many of these practices are steeped in darkness and pagan worship, but people hold onto them long after they have committed to following Jesus because of the strong pull and influence that their upbringing and CULTURE has on their lives. Don’t get me wrong, there are many elements of culture that are not sinful, some even are God-glorifying (such as community and family). But many elements are in direct opposition to our faith in Jesus and a lifestyle of being made into His image.”

#culture #christian #counterculture #overseas

“Is God’s silence a sign of his absence? Or does it mean something else?“ <3

#faith #god #christianity

Posts about bible verse Psalm 113:9 written by Susan Radulovacki

Dear Alice, I've been married for three years to a Japanese woman who insists on doing laundry every day. When I asked her why, she said, "That's how we do

I found this article amusing.. xD I do laundry at most once a week, or sometimes once every two weeks (with the bedding, etc.).. I have often wondered why people in Japan (and some in the U.S.) tend to do laundry more frequently, haha..

#laundry #homemaking #house cleaning #japan #culture #environment #resources #ecology #savemoney

This is not a book review; this is an examination of a child rearing method, the theology that undergirds it, and the execution of the practice. This will be long. If you want to ignore my examinations and rebuttals you can scroll to the end and be done with it—but I would rather you read …

An article worth reading, outlining some reasons why the “To Train Up A Child” parenting theology is unbiblical and dangerous.

#parenting #theology

“We have to be careful, at the start, that we don’t moralize some emotions as good, others as bad, some as holy, others as sinful. That’s not accurate, spiritually or scientifically... It’s also important to distinguish between the feeling of anger and the actions of aggression. The two are not the same thing. Greenberg offers this helpful reminder: “Anger should not be confused with aggression, which comprises attacking or assaultive behavior. Feeling angry does not mean behaving aggressively, and people can be aggressive without feeling any anger at all.” – Greenberg”

The last Christmas before we moved overseas was magical, perfect, “Hallmarkish”. Every family Christmas party was warm and full of appreciation for loved ones. We had such grace for the normal annoyances as our minds were tethered to the thought it could be the last time we got to be annoyed by them for a …

#pieces of home

Ahead of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Japan, an OMI missionary priest explores how the face of the local Catholic Church is changing and the ...

“Work takes priority over religion in Japan” - I’m not a Catholic, but there is so much truth in this!!

#worshipGodnotwork #workaohlics #Japan #work #Christian #pope

Iggy Pop is a punk legend. Although his band, The Stooges, was never massively successful from a commercial standpoint, his influence is undeniable. Often called the, “Godfather of Punk,” Iggy Pop has a long legacy of bands that have followed in his wake. From the...

The goal is not to win but to be like Christ.

I recently came across an article about Megan Markle’s “new found” British accent (and the uproar it’s caused), which inspired me to write…

Thinking about this, after being teased again last week by some Americans that I had an accent. =P

#accent #bilingual #language #japan #america #international #global #foreigner #expat #immigrant

Netflix’s The Politician isn’t a show I’d recommend. But it does offer some interesting thoughts on what it means to grow up in the social media age. At

#technology

Why in the blazes do some miracles happen and others don’t?

Introverts are finally getting a LOT of attention. That’s pretty ironic. So many writers are addressing the challenges that introverts face in a world built for extraverts. There is…

#introvert #expat #cross-cultural #overseas

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