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February 2021

February 11, 2021
All of us potentially have trauma!  Religious people are not exempt.  In addition, religion often...
February 09, 2021
This is the first chapter of my new novel about a Hotel that has some...
February 07, 2021
Sometimes we praise people in our lives.  Usually, we do this because it is helpful...
February 04, 2021
We’ve all been there.  We were just going through the motions of a normal evening...
February 02, 2021
Back in 2017, the anonymous Q and Q’Anon started gaining notoriety.  Conspiracy theorists and other...

January 2021

January 31, 2021
I would never call anyone stupid.  I shouldn’t say never because I have done it...
January 27, 2021
A post by my daughter Lily Holmes (who I call LB) The constant impending doom of...
January 26, 2021
  I am currently stranded away from my home because of the snow.  No big...
January 17, 2021
Postcards from Babylon,  the documentary centered around Brian Zahnd's book of the same name releases...
January 07, 2021
  I’m writing a novel.  It’s one of the most fun things I have done...
January 07, 2021
Alana Levandoski - "Ring Out, Wild Bells"   My Canadian, contemplative friend Alana Levandoski has...
January 05, 2021
"Let me be crystal clear; if you've faced a tragedy and someone tells you in...

December 2020

December 20, 2020
              “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed,...
December 08, 2020
          I wanted to tell you about what is coming next!...
December 07, 2020
                          I received...
December 05, 2020
          Being by nature an introvert, I don’t necessarily like to...
December 04, 2020
Occasionally people irritate me.  When they don’t do things the way I think they should...
December 02, 2020
            All of the intelligence for the plant and its...

November 2020

November 30, 2020
(an adapted excerpt from my book The Tea Shop) I have noticed a lot of...
November 27, 2020
Since I usually do not quote much Scripture anymore, I won’t start now.  But you...
November 24, 2020
A few days ago, I talked about sprouting and how it always amazes me to...
November 22, 2020
I love sprouting.  It a very economical and highly nutritious endeavor.  Phytonutrients are extremely concentrated...
November 19, 2020
Several years ago, I adopted a plant-based lifestyle.  Both my father and grandfather had heart...
November 16, 2020
            In my denomination of origin, everyone was always slightly...
November 12, 2020
          I was a pastor for 20 years, so I reluctantly...
November 11, 2020
  The picture is of my grandson, Jackson.   Just this week, I got to see...
November 09, 2020
The lights on my porch remind me of a couple of things.  Every time I...
November 08, 2020
In my denomination of origin, they used to talk extensively about the value of a...
November 04, 2020
There is a popular illustration about an old mule that fell into a well.  The...
November 02, 2020
  Most religious systems begin with the identification of what we should fear.  It helps...
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