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Leadership
I've never aspired to be a leader. I learned that in elementary school, when my parents and teacher were talking about "leadership...
sursumcorda, 11 April 2017 |
But What Good Is It?
When she was in fifth grade, Heather won her school's spelling bee. It was a significant accomplishment—the competition was...
Hope for Healing
Homegrown Hollywood: Searching for Family in All the Wrong Places showed up this morning in my Weekly Genealogist magazine....
Lenten Meditation 2017
Our church publishes a little booklet every Lent, comprising short meditations on chosen Bible verses, done by members of...
Word Chums
Once upon a time, when my oldest nephew (now 24) was young, he took my cell phone and asked to play games. I replied that my phone did...
Galaxy S5 Unresponsive Touch Screen
My phone was fine when I woke up this morning. But my Peel Remote app had put a floating widget on my screen ever since the last update,...
The Importance of Design
Somewhere, in one of Glenn Doman's books, is an important clue to progress in any endeavour: We arrange for the child to win....
How Free Do You Think You Are?
A blog with a name like Unbiased America is automatically suspect in my view, since if there is anything more fictional than...
Congratulations to the First Politician in Our Family
That's quite a margin he won by. A Board of Selectmen is one of those mysterious New England customs, and the Wikipedia...
Ingathering
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories by Zenna Henderson (NESFA Press, 1995 ) In the days of my youth, to use a common...
Life Over 50
What's the worst part of prepping for a colonoscopy? Wait. I thought I got over the stomach flu four days ago. What's the best...
Debt by the Numbers in Real Time
Mind. Blown. Even though I don't understand half of the items, the U.S. Debt Clock is fascinating. Because statistics without...
The McDonald's of Church Music
Last night I listened to Afghanis singing "Here I Am to Worship" in their Dari language. It was surreal, but I'd had similar experiences...
The Spy Who Stayed
A friend of mine taught Jack Barsky's daughter in preschool, and affirms that he is a very interesting man with quite a story. Quite...
What Is Genius?
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. — Thomas Edison I'm accustomed to hearing one...
Quick Thoughts on Lenten Disciplines
Recently I've seen many suggestions for Lenten disciplines, including some attributed to Pope Francis, though I haven't been able to...
Hold On to Your Kids
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté (Ballantine Books,...
I Love Four-Year-Old Theology
Jeremiah just turned four. He has three brothers and two sisters, so he is no stranger to heroes and battles He's also being...
Twelve-Minute Classical Music Tour
Somebody (Grant Woolard) knows how to have fun! And I'm sure it was a ton of work, too. (Thanks, Dawn.) The Original...
A Celebration of Liturgy
The people of the nearby Congregation Beth Am invited our choir to join them for their Celebration of Liturgy a couple of Sundays...
Responding When Decisions Go Against - or For - Our Deep...
In July of 2015, the Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, wrote a response to the decision of...
Choir Festival
Recently we had the opportunity to participate in a diocesan youth choir festival at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando. I've...
The Power of Mathematical Visualization
The Power of Mathematical Visualization by James S. Tanton (The Great Courses) We are loving our Great Courses Plus...
A Treat for Tool Collectors and Fans
Our neighbor is selling the huge collection of antique and otherwise interesting tools (over 450) that once decorated the...
Gambian Update - Great News and Continued Need for Prayers
I've held off updating my prayer request for The Gambia , waiting for events to settle down a bit, but it seems that I can truly report...