Sunday Thoughts: On Individualism and “Stuff”

Feb 12, 2023

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In America, often we are all about ourselves and we think we accomplish things on our own. But is that how we are supposed to operate within the body of Christ. Some thoughts on individualism.

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0:00- Intro

Bible study on motivations

1:30- Afghans, the US border, & claiming asylum

November 30, 2022: An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months reaching the U.S. to request asylum. He was arrested at the Texas border.
Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/30/afghan-soldier-asylum-texas-jail-taliban-border/

December 22, 2022: Veterans groups plead Afghan soldier’s asylum case in letter to Biden
After surviving the fallout from a war in his home country and a global trek, Abdul Wasi Safi was arrested at the Texas-Mexico border on a misdemeanor charge, delaying his chance for asylum.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/22/afghan-soldier-asylum-texas-jail-taliban-border/

6:40- Are we really doing things for the Lord, or for ourselves

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

8:52- Afghanistan and America’s broken promises

December 2, 2014: Taliban murder four humanitarian aid workers in Kabul

Taliban murder four humanitarian aid workers in Kabul

14:35- When people claim they “can’t”

19:05- The surprising lack of empathy

23:32- Off-kilter priority

25:21- Helping Afghan Christians

Afghanistan Project Podcast and the founder of Aseel

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Carla M. Sallee Alvarez

Carla Alvarez is the founder of Raised to Walk and a founding board member of An Unexpected Journal, a Communications Director at Legacy Marketing Services where she uses her BS in Marketing to create communication strategies for business, and an unlikely case manager and Bible Study teacher for the Afghan Christians of Kabul Hope Latest Series: Hacked: the Saga How an oily politician and a band of intellectual property and identity thieves conspired to erase a third-grade Sunday school teacher, Read more of her work on Google Scholar and Substack or contact her to write for you.