This morning after my usual routine of reading and listening to the quiet, I remained stumped about today’s post. I searched some old stand-buys for inspiration, but came up blank. So finally frustrated, I sat  in my most comfortable meditation chair and closed my eyes. Soon, I was in a one way conversation with God.…

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Today I’m not going to talk about the famous passage about Jesus saying, “who among you is without sin cast the first stone.” Instead consider Luke 13:31-35. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it.  At first glance, you may ask what does this passage have to…

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The election wasn’t even over before the pundits started talking about the next big political event – “The Fiscal Cliff.” And, no, I’m not going to offer a solution. We often feel like we go from one crisis to the next. We seem to go from one tipping point  to another where there is a…

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Editor’s note: I apologize for the sporadic nature of the posts lately. Spending over 9 days in a car over the last few weeks can have that effect. We are settled back in a comfortable chair and hope to get back to regularity. (Whatever that is?).   What is involved in becoming an individual? Do not…

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  The word prejudice means what it spells — pre-judging. That is judging without investigation or understanding. I’m not just talking about prejudice involving race, sex, or sexual orientation. Prejudice takes many forms. Think about time we claim things or ideas are a certain way, simply because we have a prejudice against innovation or different…

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