Tag Archives: forgiveness

Two Things

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” ~John 15:13

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“They” is Us!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

The scandal du jour in my country surrounds a passel of privileged folks, two of whom are TV stars, bribing corrupt college officials to admit their privileged children to famous universities—kids who would never otherwise have been accepted. String ‘em … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness + Love = Freedom

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

I played a leprechaun in a high school musical, and forthwith adopted the leprechaun’s moniker, Og, as my nickname. But only last week did I learn via DNA testing than I am actually more Irish than anything else (39% to … Continue reading →

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To Judge or Judge Not: Getting Personal

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Part Two (To read Part One, click here) A few years back, a publisher friend named Richard stunned me by announcing, after we’d completed a successful project together, that he would never work with me again. When I asked why, … Continue reading →

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To Judge or Judge Not: Facing the Facts

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Part One It was 7:00 p.m. on a Halloween night. Amidst a flurry of 6 year old Frozen princesses and 13 year old Walking Dead, our perpetually late letter carrier showed up. My first thought was to drop a candy … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Wall

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Bil was a proud man (yes, he spelled his name that way). Trust me, I know because I have an excess of pride myself. I came to know him when he played the lead role in my production of A … Continue reading →

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Regrets? I have a few. . .

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

Originally posted on A Year of Living Kindly:
 “To err on the side of kindness is seldom an error.” (Liz Armbruster) In the spring of 1991, my mother decided it was time to die. Eight years of thrice-weekly kidney dialysis…

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