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TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here. From our archives I found this most intriguing question of all — from Joe Nagy. Last week I went to a panel discussion on “Where is God?”. It was held to address one of the most vexing questions any of us –- believer, agnostic, or atheist –- … Continue reading Where is God? (by Joe)
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Jean-Jacques Rousseau claimed that children were by nature good and learned best through their own unfettered life experiences. It wasn’t either good or necessary for parents to interfere. Rousseau also said, “The first thing a child should learn is how to endure.” Endurance is needed to successfully … Continue reading Enduring Together
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here Not long ago my grandson and I paid a visit to my old neighborhood on Queen Anne Hill. Grandpa wanted to share a few stories from his childhood. We passed my favorite park, the store where I bought candy, my grade school and my very first job. … Continue reading Two Warriors
In 1918 the photographer Eric Engstrom wanted an uplifting picture for a nation at war. He found a subject in Thomas Wilden, a local food peddler, at his dinner table in solitary prayer. I’ve kept the picture close to remind me of how, when, and where I first understood prayer. In an earlier post, I shared the story about an event that occurred in September … Continue reading A Prayer, or a Plea
Friends, I’d like to dedicate this post to one of the most skilled sailors I know: my cousin, Dennis Parker, the elder of the Moriarty clan, a friend to many, and my first hero. In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Henry VI, the King appears in a forest, disguised and carrying a prayer book. Thinking he is alone, he speaks aloud while trying to … Continue reading Smooth Seas Do Not Make Skilled Sailors