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5 Tips for Talking with Kids About Current Events

Phyllis Faith Phyllisophy, Family & Parenting, Featured, Politics, Race & Diversity, Self Care & Wellness January 7, 2021

Yesterday, was a difficult day for many of us. For me, it was a culmination of not just the past several years, but the several hundreds of years of our history here in the United States. I received texts, emails, and saw posts on ...Read More

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Starting the Race Conversation at Church

Phyllis Faith Phyllisophy, race, Race & Diversity, racism June 14, 2017

This was the statement I gave to my church in April to ask for church members and attendees to join us in conversation and prayer. Another friend also gave her statement on the same occasion. One of my most distinct memories is from middle ...Read More

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Embracing Shabbat as a Christian

Phyllis Faith Phyllisophy, Family & Parenting March 20, 2017

Several months ago, my church’s pastor proposed a church-wide commitment to observing the Sabbath. To get a better grasp at the practice of keeping the Sabbath, my pastor attended a Shabbat service at the synagogue that my church meets in. He shared about his ...Read More

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Three Things I Plan To Do Instead Of Marching

Phyllis Diverse Books, Faith Phyllisophy, Family & Parenting, Politics, Race & Diversity January 20, 2017

I’m not going to the women’s march on Saturday. I didn’t watch the inauguration. I did end up reading POTUS45’s annotated speech online on NPR. I did talk with my daughter this morning that our sleeves are going to have to stay permanently rolled ...Read More

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Radical Help

Phyllis Faith Phyllisophy, Family & Parenting, Relationships October 24, 2016

Six years ago, I wrote several short devotional thoughts for my church. I wanted to share them here and hope they will be meaningful to you as they were and still are to me. Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 (NIV) 42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching ...Read More

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