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  • Of the Making of Lists…

    Every New Year’s Day, millions of people around the world (billions?) make resolutions of things they want to do or change in the new year. Usually those “pledge lists” include the usual items of “lose weight,” “swear less” or “stop smoking.” Some might resolve these days to spend less time on Facebook; or maybe even…

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  • The Voice

    The Voice

    There’s just something amazingly comforting about the voice of a loved one. This week I am in South Louisiana — Cajun Country — visiting my dying grandmother. Last week we were told that my mom’s mother, who has bravely battled lymphoma for over two years, has taken a turn for the worse and is now

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  • Life as a Jar of Clay in a World of Stones

    Paul, in 2 Corinthians says that God has given us a great treasure inside our jars of clay. He has given us the light of the knowledge of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This light pierces the darkness, just as it did on that day of Creation, and enlightens the world around it.

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  • ‘The Church Has Changed’: Atlanta Bishop Caught in Act of Greed

    Ripped from the headlines today: “Archbishop’s $2 million mansion gone with the wind?” A story on CNN.com goes on to explain that Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory has apologized to his parishioners after he approved the construction of a $2.2 million mansion to serve as the bishop’s residence for his diocese. The archbishop moved into the

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