Author Archives: Administrator

A Memorial Day Message of Forgiveness

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Administrator

The healing power of forgiveness is very real. That includes forgiving yourself, but it also includes letting go of those pesky resentments that keep you from looking back at your life and appreciating all its fullness and flaws. Sometimes, you … Continue reading →

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Church Signs: Scaring You Straight Out of Hell

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Administrator

Judging from the signs outside churches of all denominations I see in my travels, Christian congregations in this country are neighborly, friendly and blessed with senses of humor. There is a tendency to reach for a groaner pun here and … Continue reading →

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Technology Brings More Words to Process in Our Lives

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Administrator

We all know it’s a digital world, but it’s easy to forget how much our every day language has changed since the computer got personal. My first newspaper job was in the dying days of linotype, and I got to … Continue reading →

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Real Friends Come through in a Virtual World

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Administrator

I’m not what you call a faithful Friend on Facebook, but I do check in once in a while. There are occasional notifications and Friend requests I need to confirm, sometimes belatedly. In fact, I responded to one comment today … Continue reading →

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Aging Reality Check: Married to an Elderly Woman

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Administrator

Now that I’m married to an elderly woman, I suppose I have to stop thinking of myself as a middle-aged man. My wife, Mary, is retiring from teaching at the end of this school year. Her impending departure was formally … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Heaven: Reward, Escape or Validation?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Administrator

I never really understood what alabaster was when I was a kid, but I knew it was pure and gleaming and one of the basic construction materials of heaven. Heaven, after all, was there before concrete and asphalt, but why … Continue reading →

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Music Too Good to Last Makes Lasting Impression

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Administrator

Even though I’m in my sixties, a man who came of age in the sixties, I still see myself as a rock ‘n’ roll guy. I did catch the tail end of the fifties when growing up, but it was … Continue reading →

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Wisdom of the Aged: Keep It Simple, Stupid

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Administrator

People are always looking for wisdom from people who have lived a long time. I, as a nouveau oldster, may still have a lot to learn in my old age, but I do know that the longer you live the … Continue reading →

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Count Your Money, Kim, and Take It Like a Man

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Administrator

Poor Kim Kardashian. She continues to be the poster girl for all the things wrong with reality television. Believe me, there are a lot of things wrong with reality television, but its sheer pervasiveness is what brings me down. You … Continue reading →

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A New Life Blooms from a Destroyed Brain

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Administrator

One of the things I have been doing in my second writing life is helping a couple of people tell their stories. One is a woman with a manuscript for a children’s book written by her late mother many years … Continue reading →

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