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TODAY’S FORECAST
Sometimes it all just gets to be a little much, doesn’t it? I continue to wait in vain for the scales of justice to tip even minutely back toward balance. I ask; the rich CAN’T just continue getting richer, can… Continue reading
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All Manner of Beauty
Tucked away up in the far, far northwest corner of the state of Montana, Glacier National Park is a dazzling jewel. With its rugged, snow-capped mountains, jade green glacier-fed lakes and its bulging encyclopedia of wildlife, this park stands alone… Continue reading
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Peace of the Perfect Circumstance
Poor neighbor Nancy. You can’t see it very well in this picture, but Nancy and her husband Ned (not their real names, by the way. Are there any Neds left in the world anymore? I mean besides the Simpsons’ neighbor?) have a… Continue reading
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An Undistorted Reality
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19, NRSV) Have you ever noticed the way anticipation tends to distort reality… both positively and negatively? If you’re not sure what I am talking about, think… Continue reading
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My Own NGH List
Last night the newly-crowned, 15-year-old champion of the show, American Ninja Warrior gazed earnestly into the camera and assured me, “Hey! If you can dream it and work hard, you can do ANYTHING!” “REALLY?” I replied, reaching to my left for another handful… Continue reading
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Thank you, Von Trapps
Last week – in fact, one week ago today – I climbed a mountain. Literally. The name of the mountain was Horsetooth Rock. One look at it will explain where the name came from. Horsetooth is not a huge, hulking… Continue reading
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Before and After
It was over 20 years ago, but it was a period that still holds the title of “Absolute Worst Time of My Life.” It was the time when my marriage of 23 years crashed and burned… one hundred percent due… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 