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What wounds the soul to its depths, however, is solitary suffering.
DeGroat, Chuck. Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself—and to God—When You're Wounded, Weary, and Wandering.
Connection is water and light to weary and withered souls.
DeGroat, Chuck. Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself—and to God—When You're Wounded, Weary, and Wandering (p. 38).
"God longs to be your empathetic witness, to attend to the wounds within you, to reconnect with you, to help you return to yourself. He has—quite literally—designed you to be known." @chuckdegroat
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Trauma recovery needs tears.
Tears honor the victim and the awfulness of what occurred.
Tears are a way of remembering.
Tears honor who or what has been lost; they are worth crying over.
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‘Find homes for teens like PJQ’: coroner >> theaustralian.com.au/nation/…. - Coroner calls for child welfare services to do more so troubled teenagers like PJQ aren’t left homeless. The coronial inquest focused on gaps in the safety net, particularly around finding long and short term accommodation, for troubled teenagers like PJQ as they leave state care at 18. people as they transition from state care to independent living,” coroner Ryan found. This is the story of PJQ: a girl who never had a chance in life and doesn't have a name in death. #vicpol #YouthHomelessness
Walter Brueggemann - “The Bible means by justice, that everyone, because they live in community, because they are human creatures, are entitled to all that is needed for dignity, peace, freedom, health, joy and security”.
Celebrated Indigenous leader Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue dies aged 91 abc.net.au/news/2024-02-04/c… via @ABCaustralia
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It’s the International Day to #ENDviolence against Women.
No matter what she
👠 wears
🎓 does
🧕🏽 believes
👄 says
No matter who she is or where she lives
There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls bit.ly/3usFWy3
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Sign up for Roughtober 2023 and do your sleepout at St John's Darlinghurst, you have the opportunity to serve Rough Edge's patrons on Friday 27 October. Sign up at roughtober.org #Sydney #KingsCross #RoughEdges #homelessness #Roughtober2023
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The Day I Lost My Marbles stephenmcalpine.com/the-day-… via @smcalpine6
A cautionary tale
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Stop what you're doing and just look at the reverse angle of Mary Fowler's assist 🧠💫
And then listen to Stadium Australia going OFF!
Delivering on the world stage for the Matildas. Sublime.
Watch 📲 watchoptus.tv/WWC-AUSDEN-23
#FIFAWWC #OptusSport
Fowler puts it on a plate for Foord
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For those of us who spent years resolutely steering our lives from one ditch to another, one of the most practical ways to surrender to Christ is to pick up the phone and tell the truth to another Christian. God always rewards that simple act of humility...@NateLarkin
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A life poured out in doing justice for the poor is the inevitable sign of any real, true gospel faith.
(Tim Keller)
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We cannot underestimate the impact of male loneliness on our communities. I spoke with @abcnews about an antidote to help middle-aged men connect with one another. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/m…
I know I’m biased but I’m so thankful and proud that one of the best thinkers and writers of our time has this opportunity to put her thoughts out into the world to be heard. ridley.edu.au/ewa/?fbclid=Iw… @CollegeRidley
Which age group of men are the loneliest? This survey had surprising results - ABC News apple.news/AV-96Y5NHR768MZLC…