Monthly Archives: March 2016

Yesterday I Was Clever

Posted on March 31, 2016 by

No one can remain young, though some approximate it by remaining foolish. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~Rumi

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The Wishing Map 6

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Two: Aunt Aloysia Previously: Once the “startlingly large, alarmingly red-headed woman” arrived in Middleton, everything began to change. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔…

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Democrazy

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

Remember when we had too many choices?

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Did Jesus Really Have to Die?

Posted on March 28, 2016 by

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“Jesus died to save people from a blood-thirsty God!” That, says my friend Mac, an influential atheist “evangelist,” is the message of Christianity. “Then, in our place,” he continues, “God sadistically tortured his own Son…

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My 40th Spiritual Birthday

Posted on March 27, 2016 by

I walked into a church for the first time in my life on Easter morning 40 years ago. I’d never before heard the words “He is risen” or the traditional response “He is risen indeed!” much less said them. As … Continue reading →

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Plot Spoiler

Posted on March 26, 2016 by

I confess: I skipped ahead and read the last chapter.

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Fool’s Odyssey 5

Posted on March 25, 2016 by

To read Fool’s Odyssey from the beginning, click here. Chapter One: April Fool’s Day (Continued) Previously: Searching for “something,” the Fool flew to England. The train came. And I went. Flash–darkness–flash–darkness– All things are wearisome; man is not able to … Continue reading →

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