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February 14th, 2012 Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers. It is for love, period. Every one of us has at least one person we love. Most of us have have as many as five people that are not mere acquaintances, or even close friends, but something more. I’m talking about those few people we can count on . . . → Read More: To REALLY Love
February 11th, 2012 You know the old adage where the shoemaker’s children are the ones without shoes? I’m certainly a member of this school. Being a teacher for many years, the philosophy of learning that I firmly believed in was spiral teaching – reviewing everything learned for a few seconds each day and gradually adding new concepts to . . . → Read More: “Duh”
January 23rd, 2012 Resetting the Compass – Day 23
On CBS This Morning a provocative “love Jesus” video that went viral in 24 hours, was being discussed. The video was of a young man reciting a poem he wrote conveying his message that he hates religion, but loves Jesus. There was also a member of the clergy at . . . → Read More: Jesus Goes Viral
January 12th, 2012 I can just hear Mrs. O on The Talk. “I am appalled! Imagine! A member of the clergy saying that!” Yesterday I felt like Mrs O. Resetting the Compass – Day 12
Last night, on the Boston news, they went to a few churches in Boston and asked the pastors how they felt about Tim . . . → Read More: Tim Tebow – I Am Infuriated!
January 11th, 2012 …to defining it, that is. Love has two such extremes – it’s both beautiful and painful, and hard to understand. Resetting the Compass – Day 11
Being the the thinker, writer, teacher, and student that I have been all my life, causes me to question the things man has been questioning since the beginning of . . . → Read More: Love…I’m Getting Closer…
November 30th, 2011 …..so why not take 20 minutes and explore giving in a new way?
This time of year the charities and places to give are too numerous to count. It overwhelms me every year because I can’t give to all of them. Then I saw this video. I learned that God doesn’t want our money. God . . . → Read More: Tis’ the Season For Giving….
November 7th, 2011 Believe it or not, today in the Cape Cod Times I read about two Gods. It seems most everyone, with the exception of the Atheists, believes in one sovereign God that connects with His people in many different ways called religions. Many religions, still one God. The two Gods I read about today are different . . . → Read More: Two Gods? Really?
August 5th, 2011 I have spent the summer reading the Mitford series by Jan Karon. The main character is an episcopal priest. Now, you may think, just as I did, how could a book about an episcopal priest be even close to interesting? A sixty two year old priest at that. That’s what I said to my friend . . . → Read More: Father Tim – My Hero
July 15th, 2011 …that “there really is no best in a world of individuals”*, a quote I offered my thoughts on some days ago, exists in the GPS that God uses. God’s GPS doesn’t stand for global positioning device. It stands for God Positioning Scripture.* Every once in awhile God throws a piece of bible wisdom down on . . . → Read More: Proof….
July 13th, 2011 Growing up Catholic, sin was preached to me since I was "knee high to a grasshopper", as the saying goes. When I was seven and had to do the weekly confession/communion thing, I could never see the point. I didn't sin. Sin was a huge, ominous word. It meant doing REALLY bad things, like stealing . . . → Read More: A Word (mine) About “Sin”
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