“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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  • Conducting the Cath Lab Symphony Continue reading

  • Census Links

    U.S. Census Bureau official website Historical Census of Population and Housing reports National Historical Geographic Information System, a main source for freely downloading census data for the period 1790 through the present Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, the main source… Continue reading

  • Quick Question

    "Quick question," my friends say as a preface. Absolutely. Ask away, but here is a warning, "Have you ever known me to give a quick answer? For instance, "Where do you want that box?" "Hmmm … there are multiple shades… Continue reading

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Anti-Hate’ Message Amidst Amid Israel Hamas War… “Choose strength. Choose life. Conquer your mind.” A powerful video. Continue reading

  • A Brief Encouragement to Critical Thinking

    We are thinkers and doers. Our doing must be informed and evaluated by our thinking. Otherwise, it is, by definition, thoughtless. We are also led by thinkers and we are leaders as well. Most of our unwise actions can be… Continue reading

  • A Prototype of us All

    " The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord strengthened King Eglon of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord." – Judges 3:12:… Continue reading

  • Judgment Equals Deliverance – Fare Thee Well

    Public Domain Marcello Venusti - http://capodimonte.spmn.remuna.org "From heaven you pronounced judgment; the earth was afraid and was still; When God rose up to judgment and to save all the oppressed of the earth." -Psalm 76:8-9 The words, "From heaven" ring in my… Continue reading

  • Thinking Through the Thoughts that Pass

    There is no substitute for thinking. Feelings pass; urges do what urges do And are gone. How and what we think is cumulative and Restorative and  Transformative and Alive in ways we cannot describe. We think and we are as… Continue reading

  • Thinking Through the Thoughts that Pass

    There is no substitute for thinking. Feelings pass; urges do what urges do And are gone. How and what we think is cumulative and Restorative and  Transformative and Alive in ways we cannot describe. We think and we are as… Continue reading

  • In the Silence, I Wait

    First, we get quiet. Then, in the silence, we wait. It is for God, alone, we wait. The adjective, רַבָּֽה׃ informs the verb for being moved and the adverb, "not," creating a sense that while we might be shaken, we… Continue reading

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