Saturday Mornings

Most certainly a first world problem, I have a dilemma with donuts.  As I’ve observed some of the patterns in my life, I’ve noticed that nea...

Always do right.  This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. -- Mark Twain

Point out the good when you see it. In life, in others, in yourself. -- Topher Kearby

Each culture has a telling relationship with work.  Ours is no exception.  If nothing else, we need to know how ours has been shaped in orde...

Do we really believe the truth will set us free ? Like, all truth ?  Or, only the truth that (we think) benefits us? I tore myself away from...

What goes too long unchanged destroys itself. -- Ursula K. Le Guin   Is it possible you could live your whole life and die without ever havi...

  I was once stranded with my 86-year-old mother in the Atlantic Ocean. We were on a snorkeling excursion off the coast of Miami, and the t...

Where I live, if you were just walking around most times of the day, you would hardly ever have the feeling that anything was in jeopardy. I...

I'm not sure how many other men would rank above Wendell Berry as influencing my adult perspective on valuable things in life.  I've...

After we terrorize ourselves with self-doubt , our only relief is to get moving again. -- Twyla Tharp

Ever noticed ...that w hat you take in influences how you see things…including what you even see ?

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence .  -- Mother Teresa What we need most ...

Sleep may be among your better friends.   Justice is not a one-way street — if it is…it isn’t justice . People of faith are often view...

Another lingering reflection , on a recent I'm Wondering... : I'm wondering ...about how people's lives are changed. The thing i...

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. -- Frida Kahlo

If you make the system your god, you'll soon be telling lies in order to remain consistent. -- Elisabeth Elliot Trump 2.0 has deleted or...

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. -- Richard Bach

I'm wondering ...about how people's lives are changed.

I don't really like to paint. Actually...that's not completely true.   A friend recently asked me to help with a (very) small painti...

Much of life requires at least a modicum of effort .    As opposed to testosterone, real strength might be best represented by patience .   ...

How do I guard against being a bitter and mean old lady? One example (of 'more love than shit' — see link above): And this is, if no...

The body grows slowly and steadily, but the soul grows by leaps and bounds. -- Lucy Maud Montgomery

Another, Seriously — This is our President? :   U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continue From God Witnesses Injust...

You can get the answer without effort, but you can't get the understanding . -- Shane Parrish

I’ve noticed …"n othing is going to change, so why bother" is not an uncommon thought (sometimes even within myself). Such thinkin...

My sense, after being a priest for over fifty years, is that we would have done much better to help Christians   discover  their souls inste...

Focus on what you are , not on what you’re not. Many times our circumstances just set in motion what was already there.  You have to decide...

So, NOT privately funded after all (surprising NO ONE) — the real priorities are obvious:    Scott MacFarlane Reports Scott MacFarlane Repo...

Another history:  The Social Security Act is so embedded in the core expectation of the government by the American people.  But, how many ev...

Sometimes you can try so hard not to fall...that you actually end up falling.  In other words, sometimes trying to keep something from happe...

You make your life meaningful by applying meaning to it. -- Sheila Heti

One problem with success is what you end up believing about why it’s sustainable.

Ever noticed ... that we often don’t comprehend much of what is happening to us, until in retrospect?

God didn't give us neighbors to be our projects; He surrounded us with them to be our teachers.  Love you neighbor.

Another history:  today was the first time a President of the United States resigned from office . Déjà Vu?    Probably not.  The difference...

You love what you care for (yes, sometimes in that order).    How you set up the game determines a lot about how it is played.    It seems...

  The Crucial Years   ' Poem for the week' -- "[the river]": the river                   the blood the branches          ...

GALLUP - Front Page You can pretty much assume right now that if someone is saying the other guys are doing it, it's to cover the fact ...

Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. -- Marlene Dietrich

So goes the leader , so goes the culture. So goes the culture, so goes the company . -- Simon  Sinek

I'm wondering ...if we’re the laziest when it comes to what we give our attention .

Barbara Brown Taylor looks back on a time when she was discerning God’s will for her life. After a time of lamentation and prayer, she recal...

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Sometimes, there is just nothing better on a Saturday morning than sitting on the porch watching it rain.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. --  Aristotle Those who contemplate the  beauty  of the earth find reserves of...

Most people believe their lives are difficult because they lack something. More money . More opportunities. More recognition. More confidenc...

Another,  Seriously — This is our President? : Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Order Restricting Mail Voting Because if they don’t (allow ...