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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
So, I take it from the general level of comments that most people who read this site are familiar with the Bible. The starting point for my post is the parable of “The Prodigal Son.” I going to assume you’re familiar with the story and not go into all the details. What […]
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I don’t know the truth. I’m always seeking for answers. Or, when trying to answer questions of my always-questioning son, I’m admitting that I don’t have all the answers (offering, of course, to help him seek answers in other places). Sometimes I just wish I could stop thinking, or more honestly, stop […]
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
I’m writing this in defense of a friend. He has a business, and people like what he’s selling. Who wouldn’t, really? It’s ice cream! He was asked to be a vendor at a very popular street festival last year, and even though the weather was horrid (i.e. it rained almost every […]
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Friday, January 5th, 2007
In the car, on the way to a dentist appointment, I happened to catch some of Eliot Spitzer’s State of the State Address. He said some things that were interesting, some ideas, legislation proposed, etc. But what really got me to focus was this quote,
You can’t change the world by whispering.
This is one […]
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Saturday, December 30th, 2006
Be brave. Be human. Hmmmm.
Okay, so I’m honestly going to say that I can’t speak about being “brave,” but I do know how hard it can be sometimes simply to be “human.”
I’ve caught myself, driving home - son in the back seat and an audiobook playing - mentally going over the things I […]
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