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Category Archives: Independent Thinking
Hong Kong Christians
hongkongfp.com/2020/03/20/hong-kongs-christians-churches-cannot-ignore-protests/ The Christian church in Hong Kong for these many years since the beginning of British rule has been a strong voice in the city. Many of the protestors in Hong Kong came from the Christian church and are now … Continue reading
The State of our Union.
Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military … Continue reading
A Voice from Heaven and a Doubting Thomas.
It amazes me that we can’t live and let live. The recent story of a baby stranded in a car for 14 hours within inches of a freezing river is an incredible story of either luck and survival (if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Carpe diem, doubting thomas, go play, it takes all kinds, Miracle Baby, paulo cuehlo, Spanish Fork
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Martyrs to the Faith-An Ash Wednesday Reflection
As I sat in church I couldn’t help but think that 20 families in Egypt enter Lent with a needless absence of a family member. Yet, lent is about renewal and forgiveness. As a nation we must stand against such … Continue reading
Twelve debts of Christmas.
Over the next twelve days I will be writing about the twelve debts of Christmas. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the holidays, no matter if it is financial, emotional, mental or simply exhaustion these posts are for you! So … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Thinking
Tagged Carpe diem, duty, peace, Stop the insanity!, the meaning of Christmas
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
Robert Frost (1874–1963). Mountain Interval. 1920. 1. The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I … Continue reading
Food for Worms.
One of my favorite movies is Dead Poets Society. This movie shaped my adolescence in a similar fashion to Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace and the Chocolate War. This movie introduced me to the term ‘Carpe Diem’, ‘Seize … Continue reading
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Tagged Carpe diem, classroom, Dead Poets Society, go play, hope, humanism, make today count, Robin Williams
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Cows.
People are real good about closing the gate once all the cows get out. You can quote her on that…Kathy Smith August 1, 2014
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Honesty.
In the short term the liar can often win, but in the long run a common liar is as easy to spot as the proverbial fat lady. By the time she finally sings no one is left who cares to listen. … Continue reading
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Unalienable Rights
Yesterday a former student of mine posed a very simple question on Facebook, “Can anyone explain to me why I’m “supposed” to be supporting Israel?” In response she has had people run the spectrum from Israel being God’s chosen people … Continue reading
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Tagged hope, humanism, israel, israeli, logic, palestine, palestinian, united states, usa
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The Basement of Time 