Family, Blogging, and Links
I have several links for you to click today…trust me, you’ll have fun with this… A lot of people who read this blog were supporters of my son when he went to Thailand last year….
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Drifting from Prayer
My prayer life has drifted lately. Meetings, travels, and all the other exercises of life have drawn me away from the times of reflection and quiet that our souls need. What’s curious is that this…
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Civility, Humility, Tragedy
The tragic violence in Tucson has led to more conversation about civility in our society. Whether the action of an unstable young man was fueled by the violent language of politics or not is important,…
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Competition
I’ve been thinking a lot about competition lately. We compete in business, politics, global affairs, sports, and even in many personal pursuits (I know people who live in angst because they have fewer twitter followers…
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The Good Old Days?
D’Aun and I celebrated our 35th “dating anniversary” recently (here’s a post about that). I started thinking about what it was like 35-years ago. It was 1975 and I turned 17-years old that year. It…
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Christmas Eve Blessing
This night is born Jesus, Son of the King of glory. This night is born to us the root of our joy. This night gleamed sea and shore together. This night was born Christ, the…
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Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I thought I’d share something that I recently read … it struck me as unnervingly appropriate given the season that D’Aun and I have had. Truthfully, I’m not even sure…
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Vote Today! But do so with humility …
Election day is finally here. One of the nice things about being in Italy for much of October was the avoidance of all the campaign advertising. It was quite a shock to come back to…