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Planned Complexity

There are people whose full time job is to study global weather patterns and tell us what to expect. They tend to be both right and wrong—yes, it snowed last weekend, but our 3-5 inches turned into 8-15 inches. Weather … Continue reading

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Who’s In Charge?

  Over the weekend, from DC to NYC, deep snow upended schedules and canceled plans. How’d you take it?   Yippee! Time for hot chocolate and a good book I was disappointed, but these things happen My weekend was ruined! This … Continue reading

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For Your Thoughtful Reading

Thank you,  American Baptist Churches of NJ (of which our congregation is a part) for posting my Imagine One Body article on their website.      

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Prayer for Life

  Lord, turn the hearts of the parents toward their unborn children. Amen. (from Malachi 4:6)

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A Special Uncle

  I had a very special uncle. Mel was half playmate, half willing servant, all joy. He delighted in the smallest favors. He unfailingly saw the bright side of things.   Once, I asked my father if his little brother had … Continue reading

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I Have My Own Dream

  This week marks the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the March for Life. For me, they fit well together.   “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation … Continue reading

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It’s a Lie!

  It’s a woman’s right to choose, they tell us. It’s a personal matter, they say.     That “temporary inconvenience, long-term blessing” of yesterday’s post is more than “a personal matter.” No, he hasn’t cured cancer or become president. … Continue reading

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Temporary Inconvenience, Long-Term Blessing

  43 years ago, Roe v Wade made abortion legal.  What do you think about it?     It’s settled law Abortion is a personal decision I’m praying for a change in America’s heart 1973—we were newly married, still in college, scraping by … Continue reading

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Powerball Prayer

All-knowing God, the Powerball winners are no secret to you. May they be filled with gratitude, not greed; wisdom, not wastefulness; decency, not debauchery; restraint, not recklessness. May they be kindhearted, not tightfisted.

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Richer for It

  “To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.” That about sums up my thoughts on the billion-dollar Powerball.   Thank you,Gilbert Keith Chesterton, for saying it so bluntly.  His fans … Continue reading

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