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Stunned and speechless
“Stunned and speechless” seems to be my default state every time I turn on the news these days. Just when I think it can’t get worse, somehow it does. My capacity for outrage is sorely tested every time one person… Continue reading
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The Real Deal
“To thine own self be true.” – Polonius, in Hamlet “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are.” – 1 John 3:1, NRSV “Authentic” is a… Continue reading
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Soul Hygiene
My mom would be so proud of me. She has been gone now for 47 years, but I have to believe she is looking on from the Next Realm and smiling a proud, satisfied smile. You see for the past… Continue reading
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Blessing? Curse? You pick…
I heard a story on the radio last week that scared the beejeebers out of me. (Sorry for the strong language.) The report said that for the first time ever, scientists in a lab have edited a piece of human… Continue reading
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Help Me See
I need help. I need help with a lot of things, actually. I need help with exercise. Left to my own devices I probably wouldn’t do it with much regularity. So I exercise in a class with a group of… Continue reading
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Try to Remember…
“Sorry. I forgot.” Boy… If I had a dollar for every time those words have come out of my mouth, I would have a LOT of money. But then after I got that money, the challenge for me would be… Continue reading
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Caught in the rain
It happened again. We got caught in the rain. For the second time this week, my wife and I decided we would go ahead and take a hike… even though the weather forecast said rain was likely. And for the… Continue reading
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“Unprecedented”
For the past few days, I have been utterly hypnotized by the news coverage of the recent events in Houston, TX and the visit of Hurricane Harvey. I am guessing the fact that I have a son, daughter-in-law, and five… Continue reading
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Soul Sez…
So… how is it with your soul today? Tricky to tell sometimes, I know. Souls can be at peace. Souls can be unsettled and restless, like this guy here to the right. The one thing a soul CAN’T be is… Continue reading
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Everyday Miracles
It happens every time a microscopic seed grows into a brand new, fully functioning human being. It happens every time this relentless muscle of my heart sends blood coursing through 60,000 miles of tiny vessels coiled inside my body. It… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 