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Post cancer and treatment, my whole attitude to my own body changed dramatically. http://www.johilder.com/?p=1908

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In Defense of the 'Unladylike' Christian Woman

5/22/12 1:23pm by Jo Hilder
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A few months ago I wrote a couple of blogs about men, women, sex, marriage, masturbation, infidelity and Christianity. They were widely read, my blog stats were happy to report. I received some great feedback, too. And a half-joking guarantee I’d never be invited to speak in church in any of the southernmost states of the U.S.A. And that’s quite okay.And then, there was this - emailed directly to me, not left as a comment on the blog:Dear Jo,  Read more >

Why The Next Church I Go To Might Be A Real Estate Agent

2/13/12 8:32pm by Jo Hilder
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NEWCASTLE, NSW, AUSTRALIA - The minister of a small, Presbyterian church in the Newcastle suburb of Wallsend has gotten much more than he bargained for when he posted this message on his church billboard earlier this week.  Read more >

A Cancer Death Does Not A Hero Make - Why We Must Stop “Fighting” Cancer

10/5/11 6:08pm by Jo Hilder
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News reports today share the sad new that Steve Jobs from Apple has passed away after a long illness. Jobs, it’s reported, had pancreatic cancer, a particularly insidious form of the disease.The headline I read stated Jobs “lost his fight” against cancer.  Read more >

Cancer Snobbery

10/3/11 12:21pm by Jo Hilder
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I want to share with you part of a conversation I have quite regularly. It usually begins when someone says to me, "Did you hear, such-and-such has cancer. Isn't it terrible?" and I might say something like,"I heard. Did you know I had cancer?" "Oh really? When was that?" "In July 2003." "Oh my God. Are you all right now?" "Yes, thanks, I am." "Did you have treatment?" "Chemotherapy and radiotherapy." "Wow, and you have how many children?" "Four." "Oh, that's awful. I can't believe it." And then, the inevitable. "And which breast was it in? Did you have to have a mastectomy?  Read more >

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God. Faith. Cancer. Marriage. Church. Family. My Anxiety Attacks. His Rehab. You know, real life. Maybe it's just me, but I think we're going to need a bigger boat

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