Posts Tagged ‘Perspective: Person of Faith’
Kelly of Hendersonville, TN
Kelly of Hendersonville, TN writes: I still live in the same town I grew up in, only a few miles from where my great-great-great grandfather was born. My family has lived in Tennessee since it was a state. Even though we have all the growing pains of growth, I still love the place I came…
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Kelly of Hendersonville, TN writes: I am 47 and a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer patient. I was unemployed and without insurance when I was diagnosed. Social safety net programs saved my life and continue to keep me alive, five years into my treatment. I am a veteran of the USAF and a former military…
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Cora of Chattanooga, TN writes: My Christian faith moves me to love and care about people. I was diagnosed with cancer a few years before the ACA became law. I have two adult children, 5 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. I routinely volunteer to make my neighborhood better. After working over 40 years I was…
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Brian of Chattanooga, TN writes: I am the Rev. Brian Merritt from Renaissance Presbyterian Church and Mercy Junction. As a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I am deeply concerned about the rhetoric that surrounds the Affordable Care Act by incoming politicians. My congregation is on the Westside of Chattanooga in…
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Brian of Chattanooga, TN writes: As a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I am deeply concerned about the rhetoric that surrounds the Affordable Care Act by incoming politicians. In Tennessee alone we have seen how a small number of legislators can undemocratically deny funds to some of our most vulnerable…
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