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Obedience Is Not a Virtue
Kindness, goodness, honesty, compassion — these are virtues worth seeking. But obedience — it’s not a virtue. Continue reading
Posted in america, Current Events, Daily Life, Family, inspirational, Lifestyle, Politics, thinking
Tagged citizen, leaders, obedience, thinking
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Problems Are Mountains and Mountains Can Be Climbed
If there is a large mountain in our way, and we have to get to the other side, it doesn’t do much good to pretend that it isn’t there. And yet, we do this all the time, not so much … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, simple living, spirituality, thinking, Uncategorized
Tagged mountain, ordinary people, people, polarizing, problems
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We Have More Than Two Choices
“A or B?” Though we live in a complex world, rich with options, we are too frequently pressured to decide between two rigidly defined choices, especially when politics is involved. But then again, organized religion imposes its own limited parameters, … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, success
Tagged a or b, bully, choices, game, monarch, politics
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The Power We All Possess
Most ordinary people feel as if we have no power. I’m not talking the “calm the wind and the waves” and “heal the blind” sort of power. Even the most delusional of earth’s mighty men and women know that they … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, success, thinking
Tagged choose, make a difference, ordinary people, power
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Are We Truly a Divided People?
We are an agitated people. Surrounded by media, saturated with “news,” inundated by commentary and analysis, we begin and end and live our days in an atmosphere of fear and anxiety, us versus them, right versus left, and this right … Continue reading
Posted in america, Culture, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, Relationships
Tagged complex, fear, hate, news, right, thinking
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Lies and Darkness, Truth and Light
Lies thrive in darkness, and when the light shines on them, scuttle away like cockroaches. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, self-improvement, success, thinking
Tagged gossip, lies, light, rumors, shadows, truth
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Who Wants to Be Angry All the Time?
This last week, I encountered a number of angry, irritated people. A couple of them came out verbally swinging, and while my first reaction was to swing back, I didn’t. Instead, I did the old “a soft answer turns away … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, angry, customer, palouse falls, problems, water
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Mind Control: The More You Read and Question, the Less It Happens
It’s easier to sit through a mindless movie than slog through a bad book. After all, most movies and TV shows demand little active brain involvement, so it’s possible (desirable, actually, from the perspective of the Media Myth Makers) to … Continue reading
Posted in america, books, Christian, Daily Life, Faith, Family, fine art, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, mass media, Politics, reading, self-improvement, simple living
Tagged alone, book, media, movie, myth, read, reading, think
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Who Cares Who You Voted for — Whom Do You Love?
The peculiar thing about living in a mass media culture is that we feel as if we know people we actually know nothing about, like Don, or Hillary, Barack, George Jr. and his good old dad, Ron, Bill, Beyonce, Oprah, … Continue reading
Posted in celebrities, children, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Faith, Family, God, home, Life, Lifestyle, Politics, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged children, Jesus, love, politics
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Something to Remember When You Feel Afraid
Just a thought for today. I’ll let Emerson, and the image, speak for themselves.
Posted in Art, Christian, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, home, Life, Politics, success, World Events
Tagged bold, innocence, Ralph Waldo Emerson, strong, weak
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