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Reflections

  • Movie Review

    There is a good review of the film, "The Ultimate Gift" at Crosswalk.com: “Ultimate Gift” Poses Important Life Questions. Continue reading

  • The Real Secret

    Interest in The Secret continues to grow as it has to a lesser degree to my response. Here is my further response. The REAL Secret is the Law of Grace. Grace is the most powerful force in the universe. We… Continue reading

  • Sliding Between Parallel Dimensions

    A Ripple in Time                                        I avoided an accident the other day and commented to my passenger that we had just created a ripple… Continue reading

  • Thinking Aloud (Allowed)

    Just a couple of thangs (that is "things" to most of you). That was a rant yesterday. I do that sometimes. I don’t know what prompted it, but I let it out. What do non-bloggers do? Do they badger their… Continue reading

  • Honor and Horrows

    Honor is something often lost in the defense thereof. Who looked more honorable at the end of the Aaron Burr / Alexander Hamilton duel? Well, Hamilton, of course, because he seemed to have shot to miss. He did miss and… Continue reading

  • The Open Secret

    My review of "The Secret" has been getting a lot of attention – much more than I expected. I appreciate all the comments including those that brought these links to other excellent evaluations across my screen:The Secret’s Out – from… Continue reading

  • Anna Nicole

    I don’t remember when I have heard so many jokes about young woman dying as I have surrounding the tragic life and death of Anna Nicole Smith. I am not one to shun gallows humor and have often indulged. I… Continue reading

  • Anne Lamott

    Read the Religion and Ethics Newsweekly profile Ann Lamott here: Ann Lamott BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Author Anne Lamott may shatter many people’s stereotypes about what a successful spiritual writer is like. She’s a dreadlock-wearing, politically liberal, born-again Christian who uses… Continue reading

  • Loving People

    Romans 12:9 – Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. There is a prayer that has been part of my life, ministry, and business for many years. I pray it as… Continue reading

  • Spring Time in Fresno

    I moved to Fresno in 1996. For years I had nurtured a bad attitude about the city and the entire Central Valley. I had openly and blatantly declared that I would never move here. As a man of God, I… Continue reading