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Category Archives: Quips and Quotes
A Religion of One
Originally posted on Jewish Young Professional:
When I was five, my dad misinterpreted that verse from Leviticus about not cutting your flesh for the dead as a prohibition against piercing your ears, so I never did, and only in high…
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, confession, father, Featured Blogger, honesty, Jewish, religion
6 Comments
Humility Keeps Us Real
Photo by Kyle Johnson (unsplash.com) Thought for the Week I’m always surprised by the number of attractive, scantily-clad young women who want to be my friends on Facebook—clearly due to my sparkling personality and rugged good looks. Then I see … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Facebook, humility, Jane Austen, Luke 9:48, reality, The Walking Dead, thought for the week
31 Comments
The Dawn From on High
Photo credit: Fenced Ranch at Sunrise On this date 45 years ago a sunrise like no other broke upon me. From that time forth I began to learn who I really was, why I was here, and where–or rather to Whom–I … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged dawn, eternity, God, hope, Jesus, Luke 1:78-79, sunrise
18 Comments
Family Is…
When I was a young man, I rented a room from a therapist whose family had rejected him. So he’d learned to create families. He’d match up patients with no “real” family: orphaned, disowned, unable to reconcile, young, old. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged children, family, friendship, love, parents, photoblog, photography, unconditional
29 Comments
How My Life of Happy Materialism Came to an End
Photo by Brandon Green (unsplash.com) When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. London was so … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Fool's Odyssey, happiness, materialism, meaning of life, purpose, wealth
20 Comments
Taking Risks
Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (shaleewanders.com) Thought for the Week Wisdom lies not in avoiding risks, but in taking them for the right reasons. “Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the fruit is.” ~Mark Twain ∴
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged danger, Helen Keller, life, Mark Twain, risks, security, thought for the week, wisdom
17 Comments
Be the Miracle
Phillips Brooks, 1835-1893, was an esteemed clergyman, now best-remembered for composing the lyrics to the hymn ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Perhaps God’s most remarkable accomplishment is not that He can work miracles, but that He can work them through … Continue reading
Martin Molin’s Magical Musical Marble Machine
Guest Blog by Annika Perry Swedish-born, British-bred poet-storyteller Annika Perry explores all kinds of marvelous topics, but I found this one particularly “marble-ous” (my pun, so don’t blame her)! Marbles! From early childhood games, the trick to winning more marbles … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged blogger, electronica, folk music, Guest Blog, machine, marbles, Martin Molin, music, Sweden
21 Comments
Unexpectedly Invisible
Some people lead highly visible lives. Some gather secrets unseen, and then go off to write tell-all stories. Still others are unintentionally invisible. But enough with all this profundity, let’s be shallow. Here are some people, objects and animals that … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged amazing, camouflage, disappear, funny, invisible, photoblog, photography, unexpected
22 Comments
My Life of Happy Materialism in London
Photo by Joshua Chandler When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. My first real day … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Fool's Odyssey, funny, London, materialsm, youth
16 Comments