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I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. You can read the article online here and here and here or read it below: Many Chances for New Beginnings Throughout 2014 I love January. I hunker down … Read more
Wow. I’ve finished five years on this daily blog. That’s 1,825 entries! Here’s an extensive list of best blog posts, which folks have found especially helpful.
Okay, I made a mess of myself, right there in church this morning, convulsively weeping over the words of this hymn.
This newspaper article by me is in today’s issue of the Christian Science Monitor.
The Nightmare or the Dream Last night I had a nightmare: income inequality had gotten so bad in this country that there was rampant anarchy. The governmental system was so mistrusted and corrupt that the infrastructure of our cities couldn’t be maintained and they crumbled dealing with surging floods, soaring temperatures wildly stronger storms, and … Read more
Eternal Life is now, not some other time. “‘This is life eternal,’ says Jesus, — is, not shall be; and then he defines everlasting life as a present knowledge of his Father and of himself, — the knowledge of Love, Truth, and Life.” (Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures … Read more
I was at an event that was graced by the amazing Bagpipe player Iain Massie who even played for Prince Charles and Princess Diana the day after they were married. Today he played an inspired version of Amazing Grace that brought everyone to their feet. It was very moving to say the least, and there … Read more
My article titled “Waging Peace” is running today in the Christian Science Monitor’s religious column. Click here to read it online. It is always an honor to be published in this excellent international daily newspaper, but it was an additional thrill to have my article chosen to be printed in the weekly print edition as … Read more
Hope you enjoy your holiday! (Check out my newspaper article about Halloween if you missed it last weekend…)
Yesterday I attended the dedication service for the new building of the local Lutheran church. It is a lovely, rather Nordic structure, that has been quite a project in the making for years. Below, in the bottom photo, you can see a “before” picture to show you how far this congregation has come to be … Read more
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. You can read the article online here and here and here or read it below: See Beyond the Masks on Halloween In the Christian Science church, there is … Read more
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I am at Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine yet again – for my eighth consecutive year – while my husband holds down the fort at home with
Call me a peacenik, but I believe bombing is not a solution. And when the best minds and strategists can’t figure out a solution, why will bombs help? I’m glad we haven’t bombed yet. I hope we don’t. There is not an obvious, good, governmental move that is going take out Assad, the Al Nursa … Read more
As an artist, I’m used to thinking in terms of mediums: watercolor, acrylic, pastel, gouache, or oil, for example. So when I read that matter is not the medium of man (see Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy page 372) it really struck me that the “medium of man” … Read more
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. Anyway, you can read their edited version of the article online here or here or here or mine below: My Faith and Values Have led me to Oppose … Read more
