7 days ago by Michael J Donahue

You are entitled to your opinion, and I don't want to begrudge you that. But for me to agree to your terms of discussion - to leave behind the foundations of my thinking rests on - would be to concede the argument. Words by themselves do not have meaning, it is the speaker who places meaning on the ...

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7 days ago by Mavin

By Nathan Bergstedt Originally published in the Grand Rapids Herald-Review Here’s a suggestion to writers out there: consider the topic of a recent conversation that you’ve had for a writing subject. A couple weeks ago, I had a conversation about freedom of speech that turned into an interesting col ...

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8 days ago by coribeth

Many of us go through life just wandering and hoping we have the answers. Or perhaps knowing we have the answers. But do we really? Are we just book smart and a know it all? Do we look at the big picture and the spiritual things in life? Do you know without a shadow of [...]

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8 days ago by iantimberlake

John Lennon - The Beatles Countless times I have been told by religious people (friends included) that I have no moral structure, don’t know love, don’t have a purpose, and more. The absolute worst is when a religious friend makes a remark that is condescending when they don’t even realize what just ...

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11 days ago by Britton

CRY OUT to the Lord. He hears us. He wants us to be comforted and He wants to be in every single part of our lives. No matter how big or small. I cried out to the Lord last night and I KNEW HIS PRESENCE. It was then that all was okay. I was surrounded by His love and felt the peace that only God can ...

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14 days ago by Michael J Donahue

Uncomfortable When revolutionaries start talking about their ideas people start getting uncomfortable. Usually the people most uncomfortable are the people in power and those enjoying the current state of affairs, both these groups have a vested interest in perpetuating the status quo. But there are ...

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24 days ago by Rav Yitz

A congregant once came into my office crying. “Rabbi, Rabbi, I have horrible news and I don’t know what to do!” Immediately I began thinking of all the possibilities of what constitutes “horrible news”. Perhaps she discovered that she had a terminal illness, or maybe her husband was having an affair ...

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27 days ago by Barbara Jacoby

Tweet So, you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and you are facing a double mastectomy and reconstruction along with a parathyroid/thyroid surgery at some point. What do you do? Yes, I did go to Disneyland. But, if you are me and you have the most supportive and awe ...

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27 days ago by writenow

There's an article at Yahoo about what would happen if we could double people's intelligence -- a thing that's becoming more and more possible as science progresses. "What if we could double people's IQs so that everyone scored 200?" That's the question. It's not an incisive article in any way. I wa ...

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29 days ago by Britton

When my doctor told me, at 27 weeks pregnant, that if I didn't put myself on bedrest, then our precious baby boy would most certainly arrive. And at only 27 weeks along, I knew that we needed more time. After hearing half of what my incredible doctor had told me, and after the shock of it all and wo ...

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