Posted in Media, Science, Social Issues, Video on December 21st, 2006 No Comments »
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death, and in celebration of his life, many bloggers are writing down their thoughts. The thought that he is gone still shocks me. He is the person in the public sphere (I hesitate to write “celebrity” because his public face was so much more solid) who influenced [...]
Posted in General Xtian, Paganism, Social Issues, Spirituality, Things Lutheran on December 19th, 2006 No Comments »
All right, this argument is stupid and it just has to end. People should just leave each other alone when it comes to seasonal and spiritual traditions and quit trying to dominate. What I’m talking about is the whole fuss over whether people say “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas”. I really think that most people [...]
Posted in Politics and Law, Social Issues, Spirituality, wellbeing on December 2nd, 2006 2 Comments »
I am not entitled… I’ve been saying this to my self repetitively, like a mantra: I am not entitled. It doesn’t mean, “I don’t deserve” or “I’m not good enough.” It just means that nothing out there should be literally taken for granted. I’m finding that the idea is helping a great deal in many, [...]