This passage was posted by Francis yesterday. Seems like it should be elevated. The power of prayer is real. Give it a try. "Each day that begins, if welcomed in #prayer, is accompanied by courage, so that the problems we have to face no longer seem to be obstacles to our #happiness, but rather appeals …
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A Simple Blessing For You
It’s an oldie but a goodie… Good for a reason…
Stripped Down Week
Not sure why, seems I'm frequently battling these days. Battling with tasks at work; battling with conflicting priorities; battling my moods, working to keep things on the up. So stripping down this week, taking the minimalist approach, working on the basics. If grand insight presents itself, you'll hear about it, no doubt; but not looking …
People Helping People
It’s a simple idea. People helping people. It’s a simple act. Anyone can do it. It’s an easy choice. If someone needs help and you can help them, do so. If each of us took this approach, things would be different in our neighborhoods, in our communities, states, countries, different for the better, in our …
Bruce Howard Ludlum
Born this day, 85 years ago, gone from this earth now just over three years, my father, Bruce Howard Ludlum. Remembering this day. My own son and I too, we have the same middle name as my dad. A small tribute to him, and to our family. A great man he was in the most …
Compromise 2
The way forward. Compromise. “Not every disagreement on every issue requires a war; that’s not reasonable; that’s not responsible leadership. We elect our leaders to govern; we expect our leaders to govern. If you’re not protecting our people and moving our society forward, you’re not governing. You’re not doing your job. The Gang of Six, …
Up and Down
Up and down things go, every hour, every day. Moods, fortunes, progress, or lack there of. Sometimes, maybe frequently, the best we can do is keep going. Sometimes the best we can do is take the step forward. Let’s do that today. Up or down, when things settle, go forward. Let’s go forward together.
Struggling and Searching? Russians, Tolstoy, and Faith
Personal Preface, then "Lessons from Leo Tolstoy" - An Article via BioLogos I was raised in the Christian faith; it stayed with me as an adult, and has seen me through five decades so far. For pretty well the whole of my adult life, I've also been a Rusophile. There is a special place in …
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#Blessed
To be alive right now. To be the parent of these three amazing kids. To have the family I have. To have the friends I have. To have seen the concerts I’ve see. To have clothes on my back, shoes on my feed, a roof over my head, and food to eat in abundance and …
Lyrics Post: “Human Touch”
I’m only a so-so Bruce fan. But this song...it feels full of truth and vulnerability...it feels...GOOD. "Human Touch" You and me we were the pretendersWe let it all slip awayIn the end what you don't surrenderWell the world just strips away Girl ain't no kindness in the face of strangersAin't gonna find no miracles hereWell …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 