“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • Anna Freud

    Born this day, December 3,  in 1895 – Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1982) “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” ― Anna Freud… Continue reading

  • A Potter by Elsie Berg.

    A Potter by Elsie Berg. I wanted to research her a bit, both to check copyright issues and to know something about her. She and her husband, artist Mommie Schwartz were Dutch painters who stayed during the Holocaust and died… Continue reading

  • Conversation on Psalms 1-3

    Today's Advent Psalms are numbers 1-3. I offer you some brief reflections in conversational form on each. Continue reading

  • Sowing Joy

    "Where there is sadness (let me sow), joy." I do not know every sadness of humanity, Lord."Man of Sorrows, what a name for the Son of God, who came …"I do not know.Thou knowest. Each heart knows its own sadness,… Continue reading

  • Lincoln’s House Divided Speech

    On this day, December 1, in 1862 – In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention.… Continue reading

  • Breathing Into the Wings of Others

    It is hard to believe she is 79 today. Such a heartthrob and angelic musical presence. I love her much. Whose wings do you help supply with some of your wind? Who, besides God, is breathing into your wings? Wind… Continue reading

  • There will Be Signs – Longing and Hope at Advent

    I had a terrible night of dreaming. I can usually resolve my dreams to some extent, as I dream them, and then wake up with some sort of peace. It was time to get up and all I felt was… Continue reading

  • Brilliance Discarded

    … but only for a moment The wasteland of human greatness The end of the hands and mind of the greatest composer in human history The final resting place of his genius Final respects for the most brilliant of brilliance… Continue reading

  • The Problem of Evil – Abridged Edition – Have Mercy on Me – The Jesus Prayer

    I have studied the problem of evil since I learned to think philosophically, psychologically, and theologically. I have all the easy answers in a short file. I have the really tough ones in the question box. We can dismiss it… Continue reading

  • Sharpen Up Your Leadership Skills

    Are you taking full advantage of the opportunities that come to you with arms and legs every day? You have been gifted with associates above you and below you on charts made by human hands who have the capacity to… Continue reading

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