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We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
- F. A. HayekThere is one thing more embarrassing than having voted for Barack Obama... Not being embarrassed.
- Allen
Category Archives: Religion
The Song of the Crickets and Cicadas
I’m sitting on my back patio with my laptop untethered from its normal AC converter. I have one of those battery-sucking laptops that go from 100% capacity to 10% capacity in the time it takes to load up a website … Continue reading
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Yeah, well…
Question for my fellow Christians… Do you remember feeling “persecuted” in high school or college because of your beliefs?
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A Post-Modern Psalm
From a recent psalm from the Book of Common Prayer: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 with additional apocryphal verses [1] Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. [2] I will open my mouth in … Continue reading
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Authenticity and Forced Volunteerism
As I may have alluded to earlier, I work with the Boy Scouts of America. Most of my activities lately has been constrained to mentoring Eagle candidates for our Troop, but the Anchoress highlights in a recent post what has … Continue reading
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Dr. Hal Belknap – Let Light Perpetual Shine Upon Him
Dr. Hal Belknap, passed away this past Sunday morning. He was not only our family doctor and friend, but Scoutmaster to our son. Dr. Belknap and the Eagle mentors his troop set up were invaluable in assisting our son, David, … Continue reading
Or “I thought this stuff up the last time I was stoned”.
Do people who say, “I really have a problem with organized religion” mean that they prefer that their religion worship Shiva one day, Jesus Christ the next day and commune with wood spirits the next? Is the problem with organization? … Continue reading
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A Four Verse Review of the ABC Show, “Oprah’s Big Give”
Matthew 6 1“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2“So when you give to the needy, do not … Continue reading
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Karl Marx
For some now, the leadership of the Episcopal Church has seem more and more intent on adhering not to a Christian theology but a progressive theology. While I think we are called as Christians to tend to the poor, I … Continue reading
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I, For One, Welcome Our New “Hello Kitty” Overlords
I read, via dustbury.com, that now we can combine both “Hello Kitty” and post-modern consumerism. With this final step of a “Hello Kitty Platinum Visa“, one of the last prophesies of St. John has come to pass. Rev 13:11 Then … Continue reading
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I Just Think It Should Be Something Other Than A Spiritual Flu Shot
Again from Political Diary, we hear where Nancy Pelosi’s daughter, Alexandra has made a documentary for HBO called A Friend of God. Quoting from the article, we find out that the younger Pelosi thinks religion can be a positive influence … Continue reading
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