Karen Allen

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The Power of Persecution

On April 22, 2011, Amina awakened to the sound of gunshots outside her home in northern Nigeria. She had heard…

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I Heart You!

Valentine’s Day 2023 is behind us. Cards have been sent or changed hands; boxes of chocolate have been opened. The…

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From Jailbird to Free Bird (by guest Eddie Burchfield)

The year was 1973 when on a certain morning around 6:30, I heard a knock on my door. I was…

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Two Decades and Counting . . .

I did it! I made it twenty whole years this month being cancer-free. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure it…

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Holiday and Holy Reflections

As the New Year dawns, it is time to put away things of the past and look towards the future….

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A Cajun Christmas

A year ago, five ladies sat around my dining room table enjoying a meal on Christmas china under dangling ornaments…

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