You may have heard that, on July 4th, 1776, England’s King George III wrote, “Nothing of importance happened today” in his diary. Photo Credit: Telegraph Media Group This is the day his soon-to-be-ex subjects were ratifying their Declaration of Independence....
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We Mourn for Brussels, But What About Grand Bassam?
The ripple of the sounds of people chanting seemed to come in waves. The crowd occasionally stirred around the makeshift memorial. Some have flags, others are laying down wreaths and flowers. I observed some with grave faces, as sobs puncture...
People
Stupid Answers for Stupid Questions. . .
It’s raining, just as I get ready to step outside, someone asks, “are you going out in the rain?” My unspoken answer, “no, in the next downpour!” Is it only me or our collective quest to becoming smarter has some people...
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Are Marriages Supposed to Fail?
The disappointing words that would detonate the emotional dynamite shattering my heart, was read with a stubborn disbelief. My heart is broken as though into a million pieces as I write this. It has happened before. And every time it...
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Where Are All The Good Men? Part Two
My friend Tony and Janet’s situation got me to take a long and closer look at the modern day relationship struggles among unmarried people – especially single women - who desire marriage. In fact most good Christian single women are...
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My Golden Days!
3 Months after making a grand entry. In a culture that often seems to drool over the young, it can be quite daunting to turn 50 or 70 or 90. So weeks before the day arrived, I was struggling with...
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Where Are All The Good Men? – Part One
Tony (not his real name), seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he came to a sudden pause in his distressing story. He was clearly distraught. He recounted his story with the precision of a Glass Cutter. I listened...
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Who Do You Follow?
The tempo of the conversation was getting faster, and the volume got gradually louder in a recent conversation. Every participant attempted to capture in their own way that, everyone follows someone! Not only on Twitter, Facebook or some other Social Media,...
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My Walk Through Betrayal, Forgiveness, and Authenticity.
They say everyone has a story! But there are Stories, and there’re messy ones! Mine seems like a very Messy Story! This view made me scurry for cover of what I think might be called the underside of authentic living....
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What Does the Confederate Battle Flag Really Symbolize Today?
“We should HONOR our ancestors and heritage. . . “, was the response of a very dear friend of mine whose personal family history reinforced the defense against the mounting demand of removing the confederate battle flag from public places....