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“Why can’t you just relax?” “You’re just too uptight!” Ever been told that – thought that? Have you ever listened to one of “those” relaxation tapes (ok, I know I‘m showing my age, but you get it don’t you? – … Continue reading
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I saw the season was coming to a close the other day when I went to Walmart. I guess that shouldn’t surprise me much. After all, isn’t Walmart a good indicator of the cultural climate? But, aside from that, I … Continue reading
I really don’t want to say I’m a hoarder … can we say “pack rat”? Recently my wife and I were beginning to clean out a small storage building we have behind our house and she asked, “How many times … Continue reading
The other day I was reading an article from one of the religion news sources and read with interest a piece about current battles going on in one of the large christian denominations in the USA. It stepped through several … Continue reading
For the past several years during Lent I have shared in one place or another the following thoughts about our fasts and our feasts. I offer this once again and invite you to consider where you might embrace such fasting … Continue reading
Well, maybe it wasn’t so much Thomas Merton as it was the folk who edited together the talks on the audiobook. One of the audiobooks available at Hoopla I mentioned last week was Thomas Merton on Contemplation. I decided to … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I came across the audiobook 7 Days with Thomas Merton by Fr Donald Goergen, O.P. and was able to download it and over the course of several days listen to it. While at first Fr Goergen’s … Continue reading
Did you ever hear, “I’m hungry for a good bible study!” Or, “I just want to do a bible study. It’s been so long.” Or maybe, “Does your church do real bible study? I’m just not getting fed in our … Continue reading
This past week as I was moving some books around I picked up a copy of D. Elton Trueblood’s The Essence of Spiritual Religion. I have no idea how long I have owned the book or the last time I … Continue reading
Are you looking for something to read? Or, some good prices on ebooks you have been wanting to read? Or, maybe a place to find some free ebooks to download? Or, some book reviews? Or, some lists of worthwhile reading … Continue reading