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An Eruption of Prayer
It has oft been said that there are no atheists in foxholes. When shells are bursting all around, the air is rife with prayer every bit as with smoke. Deafening explosions and smell of cordite bring forth from the human…
Read MoreLove in A Leprous Time
In 1985 the noted Columbian novelist, Gabriel García Márquez wrote Love in the Time of Cholera. The story is set in an un-named, steamy South American country at the time beset by multiple outbreaks of cholera.[1] The main characters are…
Read MoreOn Keeping the Main Thing, the Main Thing
Looking at our president’s business history, I remember telling my wife that we could be a lot richer if I followed his example. First, stiff all the workers and if they complained, threaten them with massive lawsuits. Secondly, strip all…
Read MoreTo Seek the Lost and Lonely
On some days when I would arrive at the Long Beach office of our family construction company, which I helped my dad run, I would find him to be in an absolute tizzy, frantically hunting for his hearing-aids he had…
Read MoreIntentional Soul Making
Last week when weighing in at the dialysis clinic I was chatting with some of the technicians who know I’m a clergyperson and always welcome me with the greeting, “Father.” They also know a little of our work with our…
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