Tag: Love
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Home
The home, pictured above, is the setting of two of my favorite movies – “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride, II.” It is the movie-home of the fictional Banks family, where George and Nina Banks lovingly raised their three children – including late night one-on-one basketball games…
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Foreknowing, Causing, Allowing…
In my Lenten small group, this morning, we were debating if God allows tragedy, causes tragedy, or both. Though the word wasn’t used this morning, God’s foreknowledge also comes into play. If God knows everything, then God knows what is going to happen in advance. If God knows a tragic…
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Embracing the Grey
I had a very random conversation with a complete stranger, yesterday. He said that the hot issue many counselors/therapists/psychotherapists are dealing with, lately, is how to help their clients deal with friends and family, with whom they have differing political views. His point was that, in our current political climate, friends…
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You are What You Love…
I started a new book yesterday, You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, by James K.A. Smith. I am what I love? I certainly love my wife, kids, and family. I love my friends. I love to travel, ride my motorcycle, read books, grow bonsai trees. I love…
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Doing the Right Things for the Wrong Reasons…
I’ve been thinking a lot about motives lately – my motives, specifically. Sometimes, I do things because I’m paid to do them. It’s my job. Sometimes, I do things because I have to – like paying taxes Sometimes (too often), I do things out of selfish desires. Sometimes, I act on…
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