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Musical Mental Health Break: “Porno” by Arcade Fire
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Kristina Robb-Dover
This week’s musical mental health break goes out to a friend whose husband is addicted to porn and has been for years. She loves him. He loves her. And yet there is much to thwart that love in a world in which the objectification of women (and men to a lesser degree), the commodification of…
Four Tips for Following Your Dream (a.k.a. Personal Calling)
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Kristina Robb-Dover
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a short novel about a boy who follows his dream to find hidden treasure across the seas—only to discover that the treasure he sought was actually right under his nose where his dream first originated. It’s a strange and magical story for restless souls looking for “where their heart is.”…
“The Dating Game” Jesus and “Eligible Bachelors” Via Susan Patton
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Kristina Robb-Dover
I agree with Princeton alum Susan Patton, whose advice to the daughters she “never had” is lighting up the blogosphere, about one thing: women should marry men at least as smart as they are. That’s where our agreement seems to end. Patton’s argument, penned in an open letter in The Daily Princetonian, goes something as…
Finding One’s Voice and Why It’s Important
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Kristina Robb-Dover
Yesterday I made my first visit to my daughter’s prospective new school. Founded in 1938 by the formidable Katherine “Kitty” Cathcart Hamm, the embodiment of the best in Southern gentility and herself the mother of a deaf son, the Atlanta Speech School is now one of the Southeast’s oldest therapeutic educational centers for children with…
Shaking the Dust
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Kristina Robb-Dover
“[Jesus] said to the apostles, ‘If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.'” – Luke 9:3-5 The chaplain was making her usual rounds at one of the companies she served. By way of my usual greeting, I had poked my head in…
Letter to the Editor and Correction Re: “Women Body Builders” Article
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Kristina Robb-Dover
Rev. Dr. Amy Richter, who was the inspiration of my post two days ago, writes the following in response: Dear Kristina! Thank you so much! I am so honored–and inspired–on your beautiful riff on building the body of the church. Fantastic! Thank you for your thoughtful and thought-provoking response. I can’t wait to read more…
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