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December 2011 Archives

Good Intentions and Regret

posted by Ruth Graham

Well, it’s that time of year…time to make resolutions. New Years’ resolutions are famous for breaking them. We have this notion that if we make resolutions we will loose weight, exercise, stop drinking, slow down, volunteer, spend less… if only [...]

A Hallmark Christmas?

posted by Ruth Graham

  Does your house look like this? The carols are playing on the stereo. There is a blazing fire on the hearth – with extra split logs neatly stacked nearby. Snow is gently falling outside. All the Christmas cards and [...]

The Transparency of Christmas

posted by Ruth Graham

I have been blogging about transparency. As we approach Christmas, and we read the all too familiar Christmas story what strikes me is that it is full of transparency. Mary was pregnant out of wedlock – a situation that could have [...]

Herman Cain and transparency

posted by Ruth Graham

Politics is on everyone’s mind. By November 2012 we will be sick of it. The election process seems to drag on from election to election with no break. I don’t know about you, but Herman Cain seemed to be an [...]

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Why the tornado?
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posted 2:00:48pm May. 21, 2013 | read full post »

Absolutely. What would you die for?
Recently I heard a politician tell his audience that he would make sure a certain bill was put forward because of the emotional wear and tear on victims of violence. He got applause. I thought about what he had said. Is that how laws are made...because events stir up emotions so we grab something th

posted 6:30:44pm Apr. 29, 2013 | read full post »

Violence!
The news is full of reports of violence. Homemade bombs explode killing and wounding. We are outraged and angry. Sad and bewildered. Understandably. We are so blessed to live in a country where these things are the exception rather than the rule. There are places where this is almost a daily occurre

posted 12:52:02pm Apr. 19, 2013 | read full post »

Suicide
I didn't wake up today thinking my life would change. But it has. Suicide. The word is so cold and ugly. It is so stark and final. And yet it leaves so much behind. Unanswered questions. Unfinished business. Unspeakable grief. The word means "the intentional taking of one's own life". Intentio

posted 7:48:44pm Apr. 09, 2013 | read full post »

He is Risen!
Hallelujah! 

posted 10:22:06am Mar. 31, 2013 | read full post »


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