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Rodalena Reviews: American Sniper
It’s the quiet that’s the most moving thing. At the end of the film, no one said a word. There is a small category of films that for me fall under the heading of “Movies Everyone Should See.” American...
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How Hugh Jackman Helped Me Break Out of My Bloggy Rut
“You aren’t blogging enough.” My BFF made this emphatic statement the other day on the phone. I was sitting in traffic, like I usually am when I’m not sitting at my desk. Seriously: Monday through...
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Consider the Victims
Update: TLC has pulled the series “19 Kids and Counting.” Some people (read: Mike Huckabee, 2016 candidate for U. S. president, God help us all) seem to think that considering the victims means the...
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A Time to Speak and a Time to Be Silent
When should one speak out? Take a minute before answering; this isn’t a black-and-white always-or-never answer. So many times this week, I’ve seen or read awful things that have incensed me. Weighing...
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Imagine looking at your phone tomorrow morning and seeing the following headlines: “Call Me Judy” – Conservative political lobbyist and outspoken christian reality television star formerly known as...
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It Ain’t Right
I really don’t care about the extenuating circumstances that resulted in Officer Casebolt throwing Dajerria Becton to the ground, pinning her there as though she were a violent criminal or an...
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6.26.15
(Note: the topic of this post is likely to spark passionate responses, which I encourage. However, I reserve the right to not publish commentary I feel only speaks hate to others, regardless of what...
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Rodalena Reviews: Go Set a Watchman
(Note to reader: the following review includes vague spoilers; the linked articles give specific ones.) Even a piece of fiction can break your heart. Reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is like...
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Seeing Red: Starbucks, the Evangelical Fringe, and Ephesians 4:32
Marketing, which is essentially communicating a message effectively, is an ever-evolving artistic science, especially at this time of year. (Y’all noticing that “this time of year” seems to sneak up on...
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On Gun Violence in America
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933 Inaugural Address Note: this post started as a response to this gracious and thoughtful blog post by Kim...
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