Category: faith
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Excavating…
I’ve been excavating for optimism. The sun rises every day. A tiny green shoot pushes through a crack in concrete, driven to thrive, against all odds. In the dark days of early pandemic, we had no clue the extent or damage to come. We soon realized it was bigger than any weather event, powerful country…
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Quote of the Week…
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” Jack Layton, 1950-2011
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Whatever Works…
Like so many, I am disheartened by recent events. I’m thankful I can gather at my church and rest in the hope of a better world where I’m called to love all people, and for my morning writing café where check-in discussions range the whole wide-world. Safe spaces, both. Same with two-way, encouraging talks with…
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No Matter What…
I’ve been going to my zen place leading up to Election Day. No small task. Conversations circle around impending doom should the votes swing one way. Or the other. It matters not what color flag you fly or tie you wear, tensions are high. Many feel the very soul of our country hangs in the…
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Quote of the Week…
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” — Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007
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Quote of the Week…
“Nothing is further than Earth from Heaven; nothing is nearer than Heaven to Earth.” J. C. Hare, 1795-1855
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Quote of the Week…
“The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart.” Robert G. Ingersoll, 1833-1899
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Quote of the Week…
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900
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