Junkyard Gift List
You ever look at the online gift guides for guys? Wow, what a waste of time. Whoever makes these lists aren’t the guys I know. Actually, I suspect they aren’t guys at all. So I decided to…
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Advent Reflection by Bonhoeffer
“Life in a prison cell may well be compared to Advent. One waits, hopes, and does this, that, or the other – things that are really of no consequence – the door is shut and…
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Thanksgiving Proclamation
Recently came across this Thanksgiving proclamation made by George Washington and thought I’d share it this week. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving! By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it…
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Cruising the Danube
Ten things I learned while floating down the Danube River: 1. The best way to see Prague is by eBike. They are incredibly fun. 2. Central Europeans are getting better at winemaking. Still a long…
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Spirit of America
Every few years I visit Disneyland and find myself being talked into the Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln show. It’s not my favorite. It was cool 50-years ago, but today the technology just seems quaint….
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Blaise Pascal Quote
Came across this quote from Pensées by Blaise Pascal and it struck me how very true it is. Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God…
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Singapore, the Sequel
Just over a year ago I sat in the bar of Singapore’s Raffles Hotel and reflected on visits to some of the poorer areas of Burma and Bangkok. Here’s the post if you want to…
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Middle East Christianity and RFRA
Cardinal Timothy Dolan has written a powerful call to action on the persecution of Middle East Christianity. Naturally CNN over dramatized it with the headline, “Will this be Christians’ last Easter in Iraq?” But the…
