June in Afghanistan

It is June. The trend is that day-time high temp in June will be around 110F. July and August will be about 10F additional for each month.

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Breathe: A Poem

2014-12-23 Breathe, said the wind.   How can I breathe at a time like this, when the air is full of the smoke of burning tires, burning lives?   Just breathe, the wind insisted.   Easy for you to say, if the weight of injustice is not wrapped around your throat, cutting off all air.…

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Transformation vs. Acceptance

Transformation is part and parcel of most religious groups. The work of a faith community is to build a better world and to help each other become better people…

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The Stream: A Sufi Story

A stream, from its course in the far-off mountains, passing through every kind and description of countryside, at last reached the sands of the desert.

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From Your Minister

For the past several years, I’ve been part of a group called Transforming Families, in which families that include trans* kids come together for support, information sharing, and fun.

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REsources for Living

I can well remember from my childhood that most adults had a very strange habit. Pretty much any time you saw one of your parents’ friends, or an out-of-town relative, they would greet you in exactly the same way…

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