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PROMISE THE MOON

Earlier this week, Travis and I were grumbling about something annoying, and he said, “If we can put a man on the Moon, why can’t we _________?” The phrase struck me as one I’ve been hearing my entire life and…

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WHOLE AGAINST THE SKY

We just watched a beautiful documentary series on HBO, The Last Movie Stars, about the life, careers, and marriage of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.  I don’t know exactly why we were drawn to it.  It’s not like I'm some…

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FULL OF HOLES

When we describe something as “full of holes,” that means it seems unsound. Like an argument that can’t stand up to logic. Or a shaky alibi that falls apart under scrutiny. Or a half-baked plan that fails to address how…

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HONEY HONEY

I read a sweet news item this week about an English village, Long Newnton, in Gloucestershire. They had a problem with speeding traffic. According to digital signs they’d installed which recorded and alerted speeders, more than 90% of motorists were…

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LIVING SITUATION

Recently, I was introduced to the idea that there's a difference between a problem and a situation. Problems have solutions.  Situations are simply the way things are.  We can fix problems, try to solve them.  But while we can like…

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p’s and q’s

You know how it is when you get a word or phrase spinning around in your head, and pretty soon every conversation you’re in seems to contain an echo of it, and then it starts popping up in novels and…

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THE BEAT GOES ON

Our back yard is carpeted with morning glory sprouts. They’re coming out of every space between the pavers, every pot, every patch of dirt. Also in random clumps of debris and piles of leaves that have accumulated in the corners.…

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PRAYING WITH ONE EYE OPEN

Sometimes when I’m offering an invocation or prayer, I’ll start off by saying something like, “You can close your eyes and let your attention rest within, or you can keep your eyes wide open to the beauty all around you…”…

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SMARTY-PANTS

Sometimes I don’t feel very smart.  I bump up against situations that I have no idea whatsoever how to fix.  I doubt that I know how to do what I’m trying to do.  I wonder whether I’ve got what it…

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