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Days 343-347 – Facebook “Likes” – The Power of the Tribe
Obviously, our life worth does not depend on our “Like” count. Still, it is affirming when someone slides their cursor over & clicks that odd little button that tells you they appreciated what you posted. Continue reading
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Days 336-340 – The Failed Humiliation of Jesus
What I learned in my days as a federal prosecutor and judge is that every time we condemn the personhood of the criminal (remember the “criminal” crucified with Jesus) instead of that person’s actions we confuse & degrade our own… Continue reading
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Days 329-333 – Hospital-Acquired Suffering
There is already enough suffering in the hospital experience. Why does the system add more? Part of the answer is the failure of both lay and physician leaders to understand that the definition of suffering must be expanded. Continue reading
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Days 322-326 – The Table
Consult the blood that nourishes you, listen to the messages enriching your every fiber & feel the skin that wraps you for life’s journey. Blood & soul & skin know we need not ask God to bring us anything. We… Continue reading
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Days 305-309 – Is Being Good Enough?
Many might think that all ordained ministers would argue that religion is required for admission to heaven. Not this one. Continue reading
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Days 291-295 Great Expectations?
“Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.” Continue reading
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Days 278-282 – Who surrounds you?
This photograph screams peer pressure. Just one soul refused to raise his arm in the Nazi salute. The crowd hails Hitler’s hatred. Most surely harbor a loving heart. Yet, they are afraid to be kind. Fear – love’s counterpoint -… Continue reading
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Days 271-275 Stop Beating Yourself Up! -The Art of Self-Kindness
We laugh at the man banging his head against a wall. Then we beat ourselves up everyday.Yogi Berra said, “I never blame myself when I’m not hitting… After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting,… Continue reading
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Days 264-268 – Not in Picture…
(Reading time: 45 seconds) – Even if you have seen it before stay with this astonishing picture. It takes more than a glance to absorb two subtle & fascinating facts… Continue reading
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Days 257-261 The Miracle of Mercy
Shouldering the wounded & naked “stranger” on his beast of burden is The Good Samaritan himself, the protagonist of the greatest parable of love in the history of the world. Continue reading
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