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Alas, Poor Yorick!

BlogJune 10, 2015259Views0Likes0Comments
I love this line from Shakespeare: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know…

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Know Them By Their Fruits

BlogJune 9, 2015265Views0Likes0Comments
Marketing experts expect U.S. companies to spend over 200 BILLION dollars on advertising and marketing this year. While TV advertising is still number one in marketing dollars, online ads are gaining ground, with the mobile ads starting to appear on the phone screens of Americans gaining the most ground. And do you know why American companies will…

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Sheep And Wolves

BlogJune 8, 2015252Views0Likes0Comments
"If you want a guarantee, buy a dishwasher!" These are the plain spoken words of a wise man to me early on in my spiritual journey that eventually led me to the Orthodox Church. He was responding to my questions about assurance of salvation and my mindset that still saw my relationship with God and my…

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Do Not Swear

BlogJune 5, 2015196Views0Likes7Comments
There is a radicalness to the Gospel of Jesus that simply confounds most in our world, even those of us who claim to follow the Man from Galilee. The truth is this radical message is in stark contrast to much of the underlying philosophy and "epistemology" (an important word worth looking up and exploring!) of most…

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Blessed are the ….

BlogJune 2, 2015218Views0Likes5Comments
A dear priest friend of mine is on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and other holy sites in the area. Recently he and his fellow pilgrims came to the final resting place of Lazarus, the man the Lord raised from the dead. And that got me started thinking about Lazarus and his miraculous healing and…

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Radical Communion

BlogJune 1, 2015187Views0Likes2Comments
Here's something I saw on the internet (so it must be true) the other day: "Fall in love with someone who doesn't make you think love is hard." I could see many of my friends see this and go "aww, isn't that sweet?" And many people I know would quickly agree with this sentiment. But…

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I Want to GO!

BlogMay 29, 2015268Views0Likes0Comments
I want to go with you! My daughters love to go places with daddy. It doesn't really matter where I'm going; they just like to tag along. And that makes sense. After all, daddies buy candy! There's something comforting about being with Another Who is stronger than you and seems to know where He is going. There…

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Ask Anything!

BlogMay 28, 2015178Views0Likes1Comment
"All you gotta do is rub that lamp!" "Mr. Aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be. Let me take your order, jot it down. You ain't never had a friend like me!" So sue me, I'm in a "Aladdin" kind of mood today! But seriously, isn't it a wonderful fantasy to have your own personal "genie"…

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