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Monthly Archives: December 2016
People of the Lie – Update
When I was growing up, I was taught that what our family believed was the Truth; if you didn’t agree, you were wrong. Then I learned that there is my truth, your truth, and then there is the Truth. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Edmund Burke, the temptation of Jesus, truth and lies
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Advent – The Arrival of Peace
Advent, from the Latin word adventus meaning arrival, is the four – week period prior to Christmas Day when we watch, behold, prepare, and rejoice in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The past year has been seen the … Continue reading
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Keeping Open the Doors of our Hearts
This blog now contains over 560 posts. The post below first appeared in November, 2012. I am sharing it again because it is appropriate for us to remember in a time of racial division. The following quote is by Howard Thurman, … Continue reading
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Tagged Howard Thurman, Loving Others, Martin Luther King, nonviolence, social change
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