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The Tumult of Ineffective Prayer

Let’s face it – life these days, (I’ll be gentile in this even though we all have stronger expressions which better portray the issue) is pretty messed up. No matter where you look, the Church is cowering in a dank … Continue reading

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Original sin of fear

Recently in a study group where we have been reading the book The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hahn, a renown Buddhist monk, he made a distinction between the Christian and Buddhist faiths which I found quite enlightening. According … Continue reading

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Same ol’, same ol’.

It’s crunch time. All the things you have been attempting to deal with in your hectic life are beginning to over shadow you and decisions which need to be made are simply falling to the wayside as one interruption after … Continue reading

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Grace…the morning after

On the first Wednesday of November of this year, vast multitudes of people will awaken from a dream and wonder what is happening. Dreams don’t only play out in the darkness of our bedroom, but also in the darkness of … Continue reading

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Hope for the helpless…

Over the past week my family and I have had the opportunity to revisit a few movies set in the time of the Great Depression. “Sea Biscuit,” “The Natural,” and “Cinderella Man” are at their heart the classic story of … Continue reading

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Mock Not…

Seed time (cause) and harvest time (effect) is an eternal law on this world. Fruit never looks like the seed. The death of the seed activates the life leading to the fruit. The death of the fruit is what uncovers … Continue reading

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Who said…

Vulnerability. We come into this world with it and leave this world with it too. From the beginning of time mankind has lived under the daily influence of a sense of being “less than” some other power, force, or consciousness. … Continue reading

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Agents of shame

“Shame on you!” Have you experienced this scathing rebuke? How did it make you feel? Who delivered it to you? Was it a friend, co-worker, or was it a family member? How old were you the first time it occurred? … Continue reading

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As You

The quest for the meaning of life is fraught with the myopic preponderance of self. “What am I here for?” Understandably, it is difficult to remove our self from the matter of living when purpose seems to be the result … Continue reading

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A Tool of Thought

“What the hell were they thinking?” This is probably the most uttered phrase these days. Actually, it seems to almost be an anthem to those who scratch their heads in wonder. Let’s face it, we are standing in some deep … Continue reading

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