My Thoughts on Wealth

I want to address something I heard on Marketplace Money on NPR today. How do *I* define wealthy? Rich? Well-off? You know? I have never, ever been asked that question, and it gave me pause. I mean, y

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"How Christian Were the Founders?" Let me tell you.

I just read this article, which will be in the New York Times Sunday Magazine tomorrow - and steam is currently coming out my ears. The question of the Christianity of the Founders has been a long and

Beautiful Day

While today is not generally a holiday I celebrate, it has been a lovely day just the same. Thank goodness, because it follows on the heels of a miserable evening, both from the torrential downpours o

Pretending

I am pretending I am not wrestling with another bout of insomnia after a glorious two-day run of blissful sleep. Nope, this hot toddy (with more toddy than tea) is just for effect! Ahhhhhh.... yes....

Feeling My Way Along

It's been an up-and-down week, strange in and of itself. Oddly, the feelings have been more ones of let-down than ecstasy ... not at all what I expected. But looking at it from this perspective, I rea