‘Ghost of an Idea’

I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses, pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. ~Their faithful servant, C. D. This is the…

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silent

silent moments quell the chaos, muffle the din and nourish the soul

The Richest Woman on Earth…

Yesterday our staff celebrated my birthday at a local Tex Mex restaurant. It was so much fun. Several of the directors of our ministry were in town from various countries for a fund-raising banquet, so  they were there too. It made is so special. JB kept us laughing with all his “Jewish jokes.” He is…

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Soul Pancake

Rainn Wilson who plays Dwight Schrute on the popular and award-winning series The Office has created a very interesting website, Soul Pancake, to tackle “life’s big questions.” The website connects spirituality and creativity and comes up with “spiritivity.” Rainn, who is a follower of the Baha’i religion, says he wants to “de-lameify” questions about God…

‘Make Love not War’

Growing up in the sixties, “Make love not war,” was a common sentiment. It was more than a slogan. It became a belief system. And it sounded so free thinking, cutting edge, and benevolent all at once. Opposing war–the Vietnam war to be exact–was popular at the time. So those who spoke out or demonstrated…

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gross darkness

gross darkness hovers hurting humankind believes that God is a foe