Disclaimer: If you are offended by rational examination of cultural hot button issues, this article isn’t for you. This discussion is intended to ask simple questions as well as examine preconceived ideas and practical outcomes associated with homosexual behavior. Keep in mind that God loves everyone and willingly condemns no one. The purpose is to show the way to better health, wisdom and harmony. Continue reading
Thinking it Through
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The New Racism
I’ve understood the new system for a number of years now, but I’ve never experienced it so directly. It might have been demoralizing, except for a few kind words of support from a person I’d never spoken to before. Continue reading
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Tagged bitter, complain, histrionics, politics, protest, race, race card, racism, scream, self-pity, shout, victim, victim hierarchy, victims, yell
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What’s it Going to Take to Get Kate Brown Impeached?
This one ought to land in the record books somewhere. Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Thursday she intends to sign into law a bill requiring insurers to provide free abortions for all Oregonians, including illegal immigrants, according to a July 6 Washington Times article. Continue reading
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Tagged broke, budget gap, catastrophe, corruption, crisis, debt, deficit, free abortions, Gov. Brown, Kate Brown, liberalism, Oregon, PERS, ponzi scheme
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Is the Affordable Care Act Affordable?
There has been quite a response as Republicans attempt to address various shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act. (Disclaimer: I’m strictly non-partisan and pretty much sour on both parties.) Amid the many complaints, The Oregonian put up a splashy headline on March 8: “Poor to Be Hit the Hardest.” Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, broke, burden, deficit, Democrats, destitute, economic collapse, government, impoverished, Middle Class, National Debt, politics, Republicans, ruin, spending, taxes
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Help Stamp Out Racism ― Stop Talking About it
In case anyone wasn’t aware of how overwhelmingly racist America still is, MSN is promoting a story about a female university student from India who was walking past a frat house when, she claims, a white man leaned out the window and shouted, Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, black, conservative, discrimination, hate, hatred, liberal, race, racism, reverse racism, vitriol, white
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Little Italy Restaurante
I sat down to dinner last December with two old friends. John, Richard and I chose Little Italy not only because we love the food but because John and I used to work for the Gialopsoses, who opened the restaurant in 1984. Having dinner there was an amazing experience. Visiting with our old friends and taking in the familiar sights and sounds and smells helped me to realize how much the family has grown on me since I left many years ago. Continue reading
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God Save Israel
I don’t know anyone who isn’t tired of watching the endless wars in the Middle East. The fighting there sends a ripple effect through the region and ultimately the whole world. In the end, everyone pays. But who is to blame? Is it the Jews or the Arabs who should be dealt with severely? We are often told that Israel is oppressing the Palestinians. But what is a “Palestinian”? Continue reading
The Edge
I have come to the conclusion that God often allows the Christian to go through such complete emotional/psychological dismemberment that nothing is left except the thing he started with — following Christ no matter what may come. Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, comedy, commitment, crazy, dedication, despondency, devotion, God, insanity, Jesus, laughter, looney-tunes, madness, mental health industry, paperwork, rage, saved, secularization, survival, the edge
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The Golden Age of Hedonism
he·do·nism : the belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life.
I received an e-mail this morning. In the subject line: DATE REAL CHEATING WIVES IN YOUR AREA! Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, brash, capitalize, cheating wives, depravity, fornication, hedonism, lonely, lust, lustful, married, paraphilia, penis enlargement, perversion, pornography, sex, sex dates, shameless, testosterone enhancement
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The Hotel McCutcheon
It has taken a long time for me to write this story. For many months, ever since my sister, Erica, died, I have made half a dozen false starts. More than once, I got several paragraphs down only to lose the file somehow. Something has kept me from staying with the project, even as I felt a need to tell the story. Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, camaraderie, death, fellowship, food, friendship, fun, generosity, grace, Grief, hospice, hospitality, hotel, kindness, lodging, loss, mourning, passing, wake
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Abbott Press 