“Drop the leaf, Louie”
“Put it on the ground!” The woman ahead of me on the hiking trail mildly admonished her small son, who was lagging behind her. I thought the child must have picked up a worm, or doggie doo, or… Read More
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5 ways to sharpen your thinking skills
We’ve all done it. We’ve inspired a facepalm with a thinking malfunction. But there are ways to minimize facepalms (and worse). Follow these tips to keep your brain out of autopilot, and you’ll see improvement in every area… Read More
Finding pleasure in others’ pain?
When it was announced that President Trump had COVID-19, some people responded with glee. Some even hoped that he would die. In my last post, I wrote about people on Facebook responding to tragic news stories by clicking… Read More
What the news tells us about our hearts
I just browsed through the stories in my Facebook News feed. I found something in common with these headlines: Pastor Who Told Congregation They Didn’t Have to Wear Masks Hospitalized in ICU with COVID-19 Gwen Stefani and Blake… Read More
#Thoughts&Prayers
Not long ago, #InsteadOfThoughtsAndPrayers was trending on Twitter. I’d like to offer an alternative: #InAdditionToThoughtsAndPrayers. Sure, it would max out my tweet character limit, but it would send a message. With all the suffering and tragedy in the… Read More
Good and evil: temporary travel companions
When I read the first pages of the Bible, I notice that the word “good” comes up frequently. The first use of the word “good” in the Bible is in Genesis 1:4, when “God saw that the light… Read More
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