Jane Jeffries
@jane-writer.bsky.social
Playwright and blogger. Writing about current issues through the lens of faith. There's a lot to sort through.
Because, you see, not all immigrants are criminals who just take from the system. Individually, most are hard-working people who enrich our communities. And in this case, willing to risk his own life to stop a shooter.
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Hope
Because, you see, not all immigrants are criminals who just take from the system. Individually, most are hard-working people who enrich our communities. And in this case, willing to risk his own life ...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Because, you see, not all immigrants are criminals who just take from the system. Individually, most are hard-working people who enrich our communities. And in this case, willing to risk his own life to stop a shooter.
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Thinking about the carols that teach us about a generous Christmas spirit. Wenceslas understood God’s call to help the poor and downtrodden. He didn’t look out from his warm home and decide that the poor man was lazy, nor did he look down on him.
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Tread Thou in Them Boldly
Wenceslas understood God’s call to help the poor and downtrodden. He didn’t look out from his warm home and decide that the poor man was lazy, nor did he look down on him.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thinking about the carols that teach us about a generous Christmas spirit. Wenceslas understood God’s call to help the poor and downtrodden. He didn’t look out from his warm home and decide that the poor man was lazy, nor did he look down on him.
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We've built the wall, America. It's time to tear it down. I'm seeing the cracks starting to form.
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Cracks in the Wall
The US has succeeded in building the wall after all. Not a physical one, but one that divides families, friends, and churches. Many of us feel the grief of the separation. But cracks are forming.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We've built the wall, America. It's time to tear it down. I'm seeing the cracks starting to form.
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In a world of relentless bad news, this story cheered me up. The Franciscan Sisters are an example of how to make steps toward healing.
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Reparations
I think that parable ended abruptly because we still have to decide today if we’re going to join the party that our Father is throwing. I think the Sisters just showed us what that looks like.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In a world of relentless bad news, this story cheered me up. The Franciscan Sisters are an example of how to make steps toward healing.
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Stories have the power to change us ...
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Responsible
Statistics don’t actually mean that much to us. They are easy to dismiss because we have no personal connection to them. Stories give us the human connection; stories have the power to change us.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Stories have the power to change us ...
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When things seem dark, it takes only one moment to give us hope, to light a fire for other patriots to rise up to the occasion. Here is one such moment.
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American Revolution 2.0
When things seem dark, it takes only one moment to give us hope, to light a fire for other patriots to rise up to the occasion. Here is one such moment.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When things seem dark, it takes only one moment to give us hope, to light a fire for other patriots to rise up to the occasion. Here is one such moment.
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Maybe it's not anger at all, but grief for what we've lost in this country.
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The American Dream
Like many families today, I have a relative who has different views on politics, so we usually steer clear of the topic altogether.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Maybe it's not anger at all, but grief for what we've lost in this country.
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Juxtaposition
Was I the only one who felt confused by the funeral for Charlie Kirk?
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September 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
These mourners will not gather in a stadium. They won't be wearing red, white, and blue.
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The Color of Mourning
Tens of thousands of people are mourning across this country. But these mourners will not gather in a stadium or wear red, white, and blue. Their grief will be more silent – deeply buried in their hea...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
These mourners will not gather in a stadium. They won't be wearing red, white, and blue.
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Here we are again, everyone. When do we decide the cost is too high?
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The Price We Pay
None of us imagine that the price will be our children in their schools. We imagine it will always be someone else. Charlie Kirk couldn’t have imagined that the price would be his own life. But here w...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Here we are again, everyone. When do we decide the cost is too high?
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I didn't think these words would ever escape my lips, but preach it, MTG.
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Surprised by Marge
Maybe we are living in the end times. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but preach it, Marjorie!
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September 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I didn't think these words would ever escape my lips, but preach it, MTG.
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Still, not since WWII, has there been a sub attack on American shores. I mean, this is what we’ve come to.
Torpedoed
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Torpedoed
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Torpedoed
DC resident and DOJ employee Sean Charles Dunn has been arrested for assault with a deli weapon. A hoagie, to be precise.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Still, not since WWII, has there been a sub attack on American shores. I mean, this is what we’ve come to.
Torpedoed
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Torpedoed
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Or ... we could talk about the central issue when it comes to mass shootings.
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Words Without Deeds
The text was a stark reminder to all of us teachers going through safety training at school last Wednesday. “Given what happened in Minneapolis, it is vitally important that you attend today.” Yet ano...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Or ... we could talk about the central issue when it comes to mass shootings.
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Why are we so angry? Well, the larvae have hatched. Okay, I think the blog will explain that better than I can.
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Infestation
My tenderhearted sister continues to ask the same question these days: why is everyone in this country so angry?
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July 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Why are we so angry? Well, the larvae have hatched. Okay, I think the blog will explain that better than I can.
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What we need right now is some teenage wisdom.
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What's in a Name?
What we need is some teenage wisdom.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What we need right now is some teenage wisdom.
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Just thinking about Scut Farkas and what we tolerate these days.
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A Red-Hot Little Flame
Something had happened. A fuse blew. He just couldn't tolerate it anymore.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just thinking about Scut Farkas and what we tolerate these days.
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A big shout-out to the Mexicans who came to help on rescue and recovery in TX.
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The Helpers
"We’re humans, and we’re helping humans, that’s what matters.”
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July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A big shout-out to the Mexicans who came to help on rescue and recovery in TX.
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We might know the right thing to do, but we hope that someone else does it. That was the lesson from last week’s vote on H.R. 1.
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The Alaska Purchase
We might know the right thing to do, but we hope that someone else does it.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We might know the right thing to do, but we hope that someone else does it. That was the lesson from last week’s vote on H.R. 1.
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What happens in Canada doesn't stay in Canada. We're in this together, everyone.
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Where There's Smoke
Approximately 201 fires are burning across the Canadian provinces. Even though summer has finally arrived in Wisconsin, we’ve been spending a lot of time indoors.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What happens in Canada doesn't stay in Canada. We're in this together, everyone.
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A shout out to all my teacher friends, but I'd like all of us to work on our discourse.
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Dear Respected Ma'am
So began the email. I had to take a moment. “Respected Ma’am”? Trust me, I have been addressed many ways as a teacher, but I promise you this was a first.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A shout out to all my teacher friends, but I'd like all of us to work on our discourse.
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