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Posted in main on Oct 7th, 2011
I had a serendipitous conversation with a friend a couple of days ago that started with being tired of being angry. Anger is a very tiresome emotion. It can really suck the life out of a person, and it is pretty useless and non-productive. Oh, I know that there are times when Anger has seemed [...]
Posted in main on Jan 9th, 2011
Some days I really am bothered by the changes that God seems intent on making in my way of seeing. It is uncomfortable to say the least. How so? Recently I posted on my FB a comment about the cost of the death penalty — not just in dollars but in other ways. One affirming [...]
Last week I spent a couple of days where I had to just breathe and be in order maintain composure. I wonder at some things — like what are folks who tend toward certain political stances afraid of? I hear the fear and self-defense of those who support the T-party. It seems that all one, [...]
I’m reading “Deeper Than Words: Living the Apostle’s Creed” by Br. David Stendl-Rast. Brother David takes me places that make me uncomfortable. If I am honest, I have to admit that the majority of the time I define myself by how well I follow the rules — my goodness, or lovability is defined by how [...]
While visiting western NY state, we took the time to make our way to Chautauqua Institute and take in a lecture by David Brooks (the NY Times columnist.) Mr. Brooks and I often look at the same data and come to wildly differing conclusions. Nevertheless, I found his talk to be interesting, enlightening, entertaining and [...]
