To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. — Chief Inspector Morse. Since Covid, Suzy and I have become even bigger fans of British mysteries. Morse and Endeavor are two of our favorites. Toward the end of the Morse series, the protagonist says the above to his doctor. Many of us who…

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I heard from our Sufi master, Tom, the other day. He had attended a funeral of a dear friend. When they first met, Tom’s friend was a brilliant but angry black man. Tom’s work put them together, and at this man’s funeral Tom learned that his friend had told his wife, ““I don’t hate whites…

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I am  the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. — John  10:14. Lord, you have searched me out and known me. — Psalm 139: 1a. Two passages, same theme. God knows us, probably better than we know ourselves. We go through life searching for who we are. We meditate, we explore various ways…

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My daughter has a remarkable good friend. Every year she goes to Africa to help the people of an impoverished and war-torn country provide water to a vast majority of its citizens. She returns every year with heartbreaking and heartwarming stories. She and her fellow volunteers are walking examples of “Good Samaritans.” She represents what…

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Schools start this week in Charlotte. Around the country, schools have just begun or will soon. For most, that  means we entrust our children to others for a good portion of their waking hours for the next nine months. Teachers, administrators, health and social welfare professionals, bus drivers, coaches, and facilities professionals all care, nurture,…

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