Anyone who knows me well knows that I am almost always cold (the downside of having no natural insulation I guess). To help you picture this, right now I am sitting in my room with a blanket, a heating pad, and an infared space heater. Needless to say, when I wake up and see that…
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American radio and television writer Andrew Rooney said, “Death is a distant rumor to the young.” There is certainly some wisdom in this saying. When I was young(er) I never really thought much about death… but the reality is that of the few things that are absolutely certain in this life, death is one of…
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Recently the big story in the news is the government shutdown. I don’t know all of the details, but at the center of it is the fact that congress cannot agree on a variety of things. Neither one is willing to budge on their positions, and they are not treating one another with respect. As…
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This past Sunday, 13 abused and malnourished children aging between 2-29 were found in a California residence; some of them were chained to their beds and in disgusting conditions. These were the children of David and Louise Turpin who were charged with 9 counts of torture and 10 counts of child endangerment after their 17…
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On September 6th, 1620 the Mayflower set sail from England and arrived at Plymouth Rock on November 9th, 1620. This was a 66 day journey! Today, we can jump on a plane and be almost anywhere in the world in 24hrs. A few years ago I travelled to Hungary; between layovers and bus travel it…
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A lot of times when we face conflict, we tend to default into a defensive position. We assume that the person or persons whom we are in conflict with is against us, when most of the time they are only against our differing opinion. Unfortunately, this wrong assumption often brings about conflict that is not…
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As we look around at the evil things that happen in our society, we often wonder… “Why is this happening?” We see all sorts of messed up things like child slavery, sex trafficking, wars, terrorism, and even naturally caused evils like earthquakes and hurricanes. The question of why these things happen is one that tends…
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