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Faith

Why Bother Being Known?

Not too many people know me. My name is not in the news, I’m not on social media and I have no “followers”. But those who do know me, know me because they’ve taken the time to do so.   Who Really Knows Us? Growing up, there were two people who I felt knew me the…
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Learning

Why Thinking About Our Thinking?

Thinking is a lot of work. To think a thought through, from beginning to end, takes focused concentration, endurance, the ability to listen while at the same time, resisting the thoughts that distract us.  Thinking our thoughts through, as much as we can with the information we have at the time, builds an organized pattern…
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Communication

Why Bother Living Peaceably With Others?

I know people who love dogs more than humans and I also know people who live off the grid in order to exclude themselves from other people as much as possible. I understand the complexities of getting along with other people, but when we exclude ourselves from the community of humanity, we miss the only…
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Faith

Why Bother Being Amazed by Creation?

Even though I grew up in the city, I was attracted to the sights and sounds of nature. In the first house we lived in, there was a large tree in the front yard that my brother taught me to climb. In the summer, it was the perfect place to hide. The branches were strong…
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