Tag Archives: love

The Table – By Robin Tucker, Guest Blogger

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

This week I am featuring posts by two members of my second writing group.  Robin Tucker is the co-founder of the group which meets at my apartment complex. The table is old, worn, and stained by time’s use. The food, … Continue reading →

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Wow, Thank You, and Yes!

Posted on November 22, 2017 by

Almost exactly a year ago on this blog I rather sheepishly revealed a guilty pleasure: Hallmark Christmas movies. This year, a year of  ugly politics, horrific tragedy, and un- relenting gloom, I am watching even more and learning why these … Continue reading →

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Living the Serenity Prayer – Wisdom

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

The Serenity Prayer has a long and rather mysterious history. The first three lines were made popular by  Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 -1971), as part of a 1934 lecture. The modern prayer is several lines longer. In 1941, the prayer was … Continue reading →

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Advent – The Arrival of Love

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

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 increase … Continue reading →

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From My Reading

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

The following quotes strike me as being particularly relevant to Christians living in 2016. Wherever we live, we are constantly confronted with violence, abuse, war (declared and undeclared), crime, massive greed, hopelessness, depression, and cynicism, lies and propaganda, hunger, the rape … Continue reading →

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