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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Five Jews Who Have Changed the Way We See the World

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Moses: The law is everything Jesus: Love is everything Marx: Money is everything Freud: Sex is everything Einstein: Everything is relative
Friday, January 30, 2009

Friends vs Best Friends

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Friend: calls your parents by mr. and mrs. Best friend: calls your parents mom and dad. Friend: has never seen you cry Best friend: has alwa...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

If I Had My Life To Live Over

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I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the GOOD li...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

A Perfect Choice

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Most women become mothers by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by accident. Did you ever wonder how mothers are chosen? Someho...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Stephen King on the Power of Giving

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Prolific author Stephen King made a speech at the Vassar College commencement on May 20, 2001. He entitled it "Scaring You to Action...
Monday, January 26, 2009

J. R. R. Tolkien on Evil and the Purposes of God

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J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, made clear in his private writings he intended to proclaim a C...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

A Franciscan Blessing

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May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart. Ma...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

Trusting God When Miracles Don't Come

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In Holding On to Hope , Nancy Guthrie writes: We had Hope for 199 days. We loved her. We enjoyed her richly and shared her with everyone w...
Friday, January 23, 2009

A Great Influence in Building Coalition

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I heard this today at lunch: Ninety days after Desert Storm, the New York Times described how the original international coalition had been ...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Seven "Ups"

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1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up !! ......put on a smile. I Samuel 16:7 3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and l...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

On the Other Side

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A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Time

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I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do. I had to hurry and get to work For bills would soon be due. So I knelt and said a hu...
Monday, January 19, 2009

Celebrating Holland - I'm Home

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I have been in Holland for over a decade now. It has become home. I have had time to catch my breath, to settle and adjust, to accept someth...
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Welcome to Holland

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I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique exp...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

A Child's Plea

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Today I did my maths and science - I toasted my bread. I halved and quartered, counted, measured. Used my eyes and ears and hands, I added a...
Friday, January 16, 2009

High Flight

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Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbli...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Pit

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A man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out. * A subjective person came along and said, "I feel for you down there." * ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

In response to Vietnam

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I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions

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When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing wh...
Monday, January 12, 2009

Two Different Eras

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When Robinson Crusoe was a castaway, the novel says, he prayed and worshiped and wrote in his journal about God's providential work, eve...
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Husband and Father, teacher and student of life, love, philosophy, spirituality. Seeking to be an authentic follower of Jesus in a hectic world, in community with others.
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