Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer

Example 1,467,201 of why the internet is hilariously disconcerting. Read the reviews of this product.

Immediately

National Geographic

While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fisherman. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of me." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. (Excerpt from Matthew Chapter 4)

Swiftly Surrounded

Swifts at Iguazu Falls

Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
Selah

Psalm 32:6-7 (ESV)

"Sorted by Good"

Excerpt from "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor"

by the United States Department of Labor

In September of 2012, the Department of Labor produced their third annual report on goods produced by child and forced labor. The list now includes 134 goods from 74 countries. Here is a snippet of a few of those goods. Want to change this? Quickly look up the supply chain of your favorite stores with the Free2Work: The Story Behind the Barcode website or app. Vote with your dollars.

Identity

An important aspect of experience is that adults tend to find their identity in their experiences.

Is this you? On what do you base your identity? Your roles (parent, friend, profession, etc)? Your circumstances (income, housing, job, etc.)? Personality or preferences?

I encountered this thought about identity in a curriculum training caregivers of trafficking survivors. This context makes a simple sentence shocking. If your primary experiences are extreme trauma, abuse, and exploitation--what will be your identity?

This is another example of why the Biblical perspective is crucial to abolitionism. You are not the product of your experiences. You are who God says you are. 

Who do you think God says you are?