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Very Good Read

I read this story by Ray Hollenbach and wanted to share it with you. How many of you know people who use the word not to help to gain control? How many of you know that Satan knows the word and often captures you with flattery? Sowing seeds of discord in any area, business, friendship, [...]

It Was For Freedom

Love, love, love Desperation Band. My daughter Casey had me listen to them way back in the day! Here is a song we are working on for church! Are you really free?

Así No Más

Today we wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month. America is sort of strange about these things. We celebrate diversity even while not being sure whether we agree if diversity or a melting pot works best. I watched two documentaries on Latinos this month. One was The Latino List on HBO which interviewed some very interesting world [...]

A Latina Caught Between Two Worlds

My grandmother was born in El Paso Texas in 1908. Her parents were from Monterrey, Mexico. My mother was born in California in 1941 and so was I in 1965. When I fill out the census I check the box that says Hispanic. When I’m eyeballed by the average American read: Caucasian, Asian or Indian [...]

Latinas Listen Up

I got these statistics from Latina Magazine but you need only to look in our backyard to see that they are being generous when it comes to our city. 51% of Latinas get pregnant at least once before turning 20. It’s twice the national average. 8.26% – Latinas have the highest teen pregnancy rate in [...]

Reading Is Fundamental

I read. A lot. Right now I’m reading three books, blogs, twitter, facebook, emails, texts. I have a hunger to learn all that I can. I believe there is wisdom in books. I’m married to a reader and my four kids are readers. We read. So why did it bother so much when a person [...]

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