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“Many Roads, One Journey”
235. “Many Roads, One Journey” The full title of the book is Many Roads, One Journey—Moving Beyond the 12 Steps by Charlotte Davis Kasl. I’ve been reading this book slowly over a number of months. It has sixteen steps (rather than the twelve steps…
Mama and “Minnie Remembers”
234. Mama and “Minnie Remembers” Years ago my mother called me on the telephone and read me a poem called “Minnie Remembers.” It was by Donna Swanson and told the story of Minnie, who was old and nobody touched her or called her by…
Extraordinary
233. Extraordinary! One of my goals for this year is to have some extraordinary times. I went to the dictionary and found the word divided this way for pronunciation: ex-traor-di-nar-y. The definition is: beyond ordinary. Yes, that’s what I’m looking for this year—some things…
Refugee Each of Us
232. Refugee Each Of Us We have passed the time in the church year where they commemorate Jesus and Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt. But as we approach spring, we may be coming to the time when immigration is a political issue. But…
My Preaching Years
231. My Preaching Years I feel so lucky to have been able to preach for the years I did (and sometimes still do). It came about when I was the music director at a small American Baptist Church in Nyack, New York and they…
Dream of Preaching
230. Dream of Preaching As I continue to go through my old journals, I came upon this entry from February of 1997—sixteen years ago. It is here just as I wrote it then: I woke up yesterday with a dream that I had been…
Do You Have a Spoon?
229. Do You Have a Spoon ? I came upon this true story this week. David, my son, and Lila, his wife, and I were at Ocean City and had gone for breakfast at this pretty nice restaurant on the boardwalk. Lila asked for…
Stand in the Sun and Benjamin Franklin
228. Stand in the Sun and Benjamin Franklin In these postings #162 is about being positive and in that I wrote about growing up with the positiveness of Norman Vincent Peale and Pollyanna. Then, just the other day I came across this quote from…
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Mama and Me
