Monthly Archives: April 2013
The True Cost of Discipleship
It only takes a lost or misplaced wallet for me to lose all calm and equanimity. I t reminds me of a line in a poem I learn when I was young: ” it is east to fight when everything … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Patience
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Paradox and Mystery
We live in a world of paradox and mystery. In the grand cosmic scale of things, it is total chaos out there: galaxies exploding, planets and stars constantly colliding or being sucked into massive black holes. It is no different … Continue reading
Misplaced Anxieties
I have always been hungry for affirmation and public adulation. And somehow, I have always gotten it. I love being the center of attention for something I have done, or something I have said, or simply just being funny or … Continue reading
Facebook And the Afterlife
My thoughts are still with the victims of the Boston bombing. I am touched by the outpouring of care and sympathy I see on Facebook. I am once more reminded too of how fragile and fleeting life can be. I … Continue reading
Praying For Boston
My heart and my prayers go out to the victims of the Boston bombings and to their families and loved ones. Another unspeakable horror. Another instance where I can only cry out in anguished bewilderment “Why?” Why is there so … Continue reading
“What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed.”
I have always loved quotations and sayings that inspire, that strike a chord of something deep within me. Alexander Pope once wrote: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed.” In my younger years, such quotations were often hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Search, Serendipity, Wisdom
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It Ain’t Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
“It ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” This colloquialism cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible or that it is clear how or when the event will end. I have been five years into … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Choice, Easter, Grace
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“It Is I; Do Not Be Afraid.”
This prayer is attributed to the famous English admiral Sir Francis Drake. Early in his career, he started out as a pirate and was involved in the illicit slave trade. He was famous for having circumnavigated the globe in 1577-1578, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Change
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Abundance!
The world is so bountiful there is enough food in all the world to forever banish hunger. Yet, there is still a lot of hunger in the world today. The world has more than enough resources to banish poverty forever. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Change, Generosity, Miracles
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Evolution Is For Real
Evolution is for real. Even now human beings are still evolving. In a recent news item, researchers found a genetic push toward younger age at first reproduction and larger families. In yet another study, there were indications that the human … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Being a Father, Eternity, Wisdom
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