Monthly Archives: October 2017
As Americans, we still live in the shadow of a “fire and brimstone” preaching legacy. Too many people associate God with a wagging finger, scolding us for being “naughty” and threatening us with Hell if we fail to behave.
It’s not as if I don’t believe in sin. The problem lies in the way…..
In my daily reading material I hear a lot about gratitude lately. People have even studied it scientifically, observing the positive effect of thankfulness on the biochemistry of the brain. Added to all the anecdotal evidence, it’s an easy sell to say that it’s good for humans to be appreciative.
Recently…..
Sometimes we treat the demolition of our “best-laid” plans with as great a sense of catastrophe as the crashing of a plane.
We tend to protect our designs – the offspring of our minds – with the same level of preciousness as our own children, but usually it’s a mistake that betrays hubris.
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