[wpvideo JJbTtgNJ] “World of Wonders” By Bruce Cockburn Stand on a bridge before the cavern of night Darkness alive with possibility Nose to this wind full of twinkling lights Trying to catch the scent of what’s coming to be (in this…) World of wonders… Somewhere a saxophone slides through changes Like a wet pipe dripping down my neck Gives me a chill — sounds like danger But I can’t stop moving till I cross this sector (of this…) World of... Read more
Hey all, I’ve been traveling this week and crazy busy as well with work and deadlines. Sorry for going dark here this week. I realized yesterday afternoon that I hadn’t even posted the winners from last week’s quiz. Vast apologies. The Who Said That? quiz returned much more successful results than the week before – the average score this time was 67 percent. Bravo all. The winners are: GRAND CHAMPION: Trudy Johnson-Lenz of Visalia, Calif with a PERFECT SCORE OF... Read more
The Yom Kippur Drunk: A Story about the Day of Atonement, as told by Yanki Tauber at Chabad.org Those who arrived early at the village synagogue onYom Kippur eve could not but notice the man sleeping in a corner. His soiled clothes, and the strong scent of alcohol that hovered about him, attested to the cause of his slumber at this early hour. A Jew drunk on the eve of the Holy Day? Several of the congregants even suggested that the... Read more
Welcome back to the Friday Swag Grab contest. This week we have a (hopefully easier than last week’s) multiple choice quiz. We also have a whole new stock of fabulous swag for the lucky winners. Your task is to match the quote to person who said it. Was it Mother Teresa or Madonna? Was it Gandhi or Jesus? Was it Billy Graham or Rumi? Was it Anne Lamott or Ayn Rand? Match and win! CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE OR HERE... Read more
[wpvideo xbHURZ8q] David is on tour right now. RUN out and see him if you have a chance. He’s magnificent on a CD and even better live. Follow this link to see his tour dates nationwide: LINK Show the Way By David Wilcox from Live Songs and Stories You say you see no hope, you say you see no reason We should dream that the world would ever change You’re saying love is foolish to believe ‘Cause there’ll always be... Read more
Maybe it’s time to go back to bed and try again … I’m fighting it today. Awoke at 4:30 a.m. Couldn’t fall back to sleep. So I turned on the coffee, read the papers (online) and played Lexulous until Vasco woke up. Went down to my office about 7 and my desktop computer was off. It’s never off. Weird. I turned it on and began sending emails, working on a few things and … pooof! … it went off. Huh.... Read more
"celebration is about you and I meeting the God of the Universe in a thousand different ways every day. Becoming aware of the world that we live in and who made it. And who's putting it back together." — Rob Bell Read more
I’ve been meaning to mention that I do, in fact, take requests. Over the weekend I received a kind note from Dave Moorman at the Downers Grove Friends Meeting in Illinois. He and a few of his Friends were looking for a column I wrote about attending a Quaker meeting a few years back. He couldn’t find it. Happily, I have it! And here it is… Originally posted 3/21/08 For the last 12 years, I have gone to church for... Read more
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Well that was fun! Fifty people played the quiz today from across the nation and even overseas. THANK YOU! Without further ado, the winners of the inaugural Friday Swag Grab are: The Grand Champion is Alison of Kansas City, MO who took the Quiz at 1:54 pm PST Friday and scored an impressive 80 % — Woo hoo, girlie. Go on with your bad self. You beat the next closest score by 25 points!! In Second Place is Jennafierce of... Read more
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