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This Day Just some memories from last year's postings:        

What makes a hero?   The Swedish Diplomat Raoul Wallenberg saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest during World War II. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was…

I am every man. I embody, every extreme. I am the plundered poor. I am the plunderer.

Photo by Sorin Gheorghita on Unsplash "Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."  – attributed to Augustus Hare and to Lord Byron There is a slow rise and a rapid rise. To these we must add, there may be no rise. Fluff…

In a broken world that needs mending, even mere words can be a good start if they are the right words given in love with the right intent.

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. – Psalm 12:8

God shakes! We shake! The earth shakes! What a dance! Shake, rattle, and role!

  It is a hard today for you … Perhaps. Tedious? Is it? Does this or any of these describe how you are experiencing today?   weariness, tears, weeping, groaning, and weakness.   Know this from the psalm, that it is OK to tell God.   Know this also, that God knows, understands, cares, and…

  "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing." – Benjamin Franklin I would not mind doing both. However, it is always for someone else to evaluate – especially the actions, but also the words. We either overestimate or underestimate either…