Category: Religion

  • Still raw from saying goodbye at the beginning of the month, but it's gotten a bit easier to breathe. Been receiving lovely messages from friends wanting us to know the many ways in which you helped them and provided countless good times that'll last as precious memories. I've been going through letters and photographs and…

  • What Edwina did was write a 19th century-style novel praising the CTW and readers never noticed or didn't care. The easily impressed and highly enthusiastic masses cried: This book is amazing! However, when one's main character is emotionally dependent on others, intellectually incurious, and ill-equipped to think critically, we may as well root for the…

  • It's not entirely accurate to say the rift came about due to a design flaw in anyone's life plan. Franny, and her twin, Frank, were intelligent, artistic, and interested in following a spiritual path. They placed a high value on life-long learning and self-improvement. Their belief systems, however, were quite different and, both being competitive,…

  • Just turn it off. There is no reason to look. There is no reward in outlasting the masses by standing outside in the rain all day. I don’t speak of it, won’t speak of it. There is no incentive I can give that would make you pound down the will of those caught in your…

  • Dear Theresa, Thank you for signing the open letter to Gov. Rick Perry. I wanted to take a minute to ask you to take a few more steps to help spread the word about Gov. Perry's association with the American Family Association. 1. Simply hit the forward button! Share this information with your friends, and…

  • ‘Tis the season for giving. As I’ve mentioned in prior posts, my husband and I are enthusiastic supporters of the charitable works of Save the Children. They are an effective advocacy agency that puts donations to work in the most needy places around the globe, including right here in the United States. Since my husband…

  •    …Sunday without a dozen doughnuts and the appreciative kisses of a small, furry creature?   I dare say, not much of a Sunday at all.