It's Advent once again, and I'm once again asking for your help dabbling in The Slate Project's daily devotional. This year, it is styled #UnmuteYourself and juxtaposes some common words/phrases of the COVID year with the Scripture readings for Advent ( Read more... )

One of the things my mom told me that’s stuck with me the most is: “You could learn in a bell jar ( Read more... )

Until Sunday, I had never heard of the Institite for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER). It describes itself as “the nation’s independent watchdog on drug pricing.” Essentially it is an entity that does cost-benefit analyses for the insurance industry to guide them in their coverage decisions. Or, I think more aptly, their ability to deny coverage ( Read more... )

This morning, I woke to find an email titled "Five Feet Apart." My CF clinic had felt it important to pass along information from the CF Foundation clarifying or providing context to the film (which isn't even out yet. We CFers like to be on top of things!) A version of that email can be found hereThe link above leaves out some things that the one ( Read more... )

So. Today I am angry. I am angry about that little seven-year-old girl who died of dehydration and exhaustion (which must have been so, so awful as a way to go) because people were so focused on detaining her, on her illegal status, to notice the human, and the suffering human at that ( Read more... )

I'm back with another flash fiction piece for the Advent devotional. Today's theme word is "ease," which comes from Amos 6:1. (I had to switch to the English Standard Version, since my usual translation uses the word "complacent" instead ( Read more... )

Back once again with The Slate Project devotional. Today's verse is from Psalms (chapter 126, verse 1), which is a book that I really like.

What has come to me today is another more traditional devotional entry on the topic of hope and restoration.

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dreamed

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Day 6 of the Slate Project devotional, this time with "dust ( Read more... )

Back to the Old Testament for today's Slate Project devotional. Today's entry is actually a traditional devotional, because I couldn't really think of anything creative and I didn't want to just repeat the "song plus verse erasure poem" thing. (At least not so early into the season ( Read more... )

Here is Day 4 of my Advent devotional. I'm working through This one, from The Slate Project. Today'a word is "anger," and the verse is Psalms 90:11 ( Read more... )