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Gospel Singer and Author Alvin Slaughter Kicks off 30-Days to “Reinvent Your Life”
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Joan Ball
If you’ve never heard of Alvin Slaughter, today might be a good day to connect with this world-renowned gospel artist and his friends as some fun, devoted and enthusiastic people spend the next 30 days working together to shake some bad habits and prepare for the April release of Alvin’s new book, Reinvent Your Life.…
Poetry, Facebook and Wondering What it Means to Live a Little…
By
Joan Ball
If you have never denied your want, how do you know how hunger feels? If you have never given up,how do you learn to receive? If you have never sat with emptiness,out of what do you fashion your hope? These are just a few of the beautifully constructed and thought-provoking questions that comprise a poem…
Victorian Sex Education: A Long Road From Here to Snookie…
By
Joan Ball
My friend Andrea posted this on Facebook. As I read it and consider this image of female sexuality against the very different yet equally challenging images young women receive today via television, the Internet and other sources, I can’t help but think that the sexuality pendulum has swung from one extreme to another. Would love…
My Husband Martin’s Take on Our Decision to Give Up the Right to Be Right for Lent
By
Joan Ball
Allow me to introduce my husband Martin. He is an artist, a musician and a student of graphic design. He is also the other half of my endeavor to give up the right to be right for lent. Rather than try to capture this lenten experiment through one set of eyes, I thought it might…
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