Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dag Hammarskjold, Faith, God, Philosophy, Quotes on June 9, 2019| 2 Comments »
| God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. | |
| — Dag Hammarskjold | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Daydreams And Wanna-Be’s |
| Or Work For #45 | |
| 2017 | Summer Pale |
| 2016 | Ain’t It Funny |
| 2015 | At Both Ends |
| 2014 | Whiner(s) |
| 2013 | Just Passing Through |
| 2012 | Dog-gone Heaven |
| 2011 | Occasional, Sad Results |
Posted in Education, Faith, History, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, Faith, Fire, God, History, Love, Philosophy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Quotes, Science on June 6, 2019| 6 Comments »
| When men have harnessed the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, they will harness for God the energies of love, and then for the second time in the history of this world, man will have discovered Fire. | |
| — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Especially In The Middle East |
| 2017 | A Good Local |
| 2016 | Life Unlimited |
| 2015 | Still Trying |
| 2014 | Destiny, n. |
| 2013 | No Apologies |
| 2012 | Utterly Convinced |
| 2011 | A Key To Effectiveness |
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Christian Values, Helping The Poor, Moral Leadership, Philosophy, Political Leadership, Politics, President Jimmy Carter, Quotes, Tax Dollars on June 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor — then stop saying that you want a country based on Christian Values, because you don’t. | |
| — (former) President Jimmy Carter | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Until Integrity, Decency, Wisdom, And Humility Return |
| Just Tell (And Re-tell) The Big Lie Often Enough On Fox News | |
| 2017 | To Laws, Not Office Or Individuals |
| Beast / General / Civil | |
| 2016 | Patronage |
| 2015 | For Blogs, Too! |
| 2014 | Righteous Anger |
| 2013 | An Irish Blessing |
| 2012 | But Is It Worth It? |
| 2011 | Let Us Start |
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beliefs, Faith, Gospel, Philosophy, Quotes, Saint Augustine of Hippo on June 1, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it’s not the gospel you believe, but yourself. | |
| — Saint Augustine of Hippo | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Change Is Law |
| 2017 | A Dog Day Of Summer |
| 2016 | Chances Are |
| 2015 | Truer Spoken |
| 2014 | Not Quite There Yet (Either) |
| Many Colors | |
| 2013 | Distance, n. |
| Less Can Be More | |
| 2012 | Rise Up! |
| The Gift | |
| 2011 | Artful Courage |
| 2010 | A Handful of Lessons… |
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Faith, Leo Tolstoy, Philosophy, Quotes on May 31, 2019| 5 Comments »
| How does a lapse of faith occur? Very simply: one begins to live like everybody else. | |
| — Leo Tolstoy | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | The Ultimate Trial |
| 2017 | Vain Expectations |
| 2016 | Or Of One Thought |
| 2015 | What’s In Your Future? |
| 2014 | Light In Darkness |
| 2013 | How ‘Bout Just Obeying The Law? |
| 2012 | Or Maybe Not |
| 2011 | My Interval Is Too Short! |
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Family History, Included Video, Videos, tagged Could It Be I'm Falling In Love -- Music Video, Family, Happy 35th (Meeting) Anniversary, Happy Meeting Day - 2019, Included Video, The Spinners, YouTube.com on May 19, 2019| 2 Comments »
| Thirty-Five years ago I met the love of my life… | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | Happy Meeting Day 34 (And Counting) |
| Storytelling | |
| 2017 | Happy Meeting Day 33 (And Counting) |
| 2016 | Picture Perfect |
| 2015 | Life Showed Compassion |
| 2014 | And Then I Met Her |
| 2013 | Defining Maleness |
| The Run Continues | |
| 2012 | All Set |
| 2011 | Not Always |
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Faith, God, Miracles, Morris L. West, Philosophy, Quotes, Saints, The Devil's Advocate on May 13, 2019| Leave a Comment »
| I believe in saints as I believe in sanctity. I believe in miracles as I believe in God, who can suspend the laws of His own making. But I believe, too, that the hand of God writes plainly and simply, for all men of good will to read. I am doubtful of His presence in confusion and conflicting voices. | |
| ― Morris L. West | |
| From his book: “The Devil’s Advocate“ | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | True Measures |
| 2017 | Hoping For Tapes |
| In It Now | |
| 2016 | On Viewing This Mudball |
| 2015 | It Takes A Village |
| 2014 | In God’s Eyes |
| 2013 | We Root For Ourselves |
| 2012 | Like A Shark |
| 2011 | Discernible Virtue |
