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What About “Them”!
It is July 1st, and hot on it’s skipping heels bounces July 4th; celebrations for Canada and the United States. Traditional national holidays to rejoice together in the respective identities and values the nations cherish. Most of all freedom, opportunity, and a safe haven. This year feels less innocent, not so much taken for granted,…
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Have You Read My Book Yet?
Like many, I’ve always been very reticent to promote anything I do. It feels awkward. I probably lack the confidence to hold up my work and recommend. It seems brash. However, the reality is that in these times no-one else will shout from the rooftops, so here goes! I wrote “The Man With No Feet”…
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Always At War
The world is constantly at war. Sometimes the war means bombs from the air, violence on the ground, human death (collateral damage) scattered everywhere among the rubble. It’s terrifying, grotesque, barbaric, unfair, senseless, and cruel, Mostly, ‘always at war’ is in hidden, more subtle forms of conflict and damage. The war of the minds, culture,…
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Light-Hearted
A fascinating truth about light is that it must have a source: the sun, the stars, a flame, a light bulb, or even a spark from striking stones or lightning. Unlike darkness, whose essence is the presence of nothing or that which remains when light leaves the room. Nothing else comes from nothing. Light reveals…
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Sometimes
Sometimes, being nice is just not enough. Sometimes, the world we live in seems in turmoil, with chaos in every direction and ugliness and violence increasingly the tolerated and accepted norm. Common sense is drowned in the deepest sea of denial and deception, and not a rock is found to stand on solid ground. Sometimes…
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For The Common Good
Whatever happened to the Christian foundation values of loving others as Jesus loves, utilizing God’s gifts for the common good, laying down my life, serving, sacrificing, and understanding that we, who are many, are one body. The eye can’t say to the foot I have no need of you? Judge not, Father, forgive, they know…
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A Helpful Word in Troubling Times
I came across this short talk that seems to make sense…. and is not anti…..
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Sawubona
The toughest thing in the world is getting others to do what you want them to do. The most painful reality is witnessing those you love walking in the opposite direction. The frustration is real when others live in a manner that will surely be destructive to themselves and others. “It doesn’t have to be…
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