Please, J.K. Rowling, More Stories
“The Potter stories give me hope during what I consider to be rather dark times. Please – more stories. The world so desperately needs them.”
To Counteract the Bad Taste Left in My Mouth
I’m dwelling on a few of the more illuminating passages from the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures. There are a few (yes, there are) that are encouraging and inspiring. These are shimmer points that can always bring goodness. They are sometimes surrounded by passages that provide only the very dimmest of lights from the tain of the mirror. Perhaps that is somehow necessary, just as the best grapes for wine only grow and flourish in well-aged manure. It doesn’t prevent…
Christian Compassion is Out?
Among some Americans who call themselves christians, compassion is out. It’s not a big surprise, in a way, since there has been less and less evidence for it being valued among many of the conservative rightwingers. I have to admit, however, that I’m more than a little taken aback by the seeming actual fact of compassion having being cast out of consideration as a Christian virtue among some communities. Humility seems to be gone too. Now, I’ve given up hope…
Death, the Afterlife, and Human Being
We all die. I don’t know whether or not there is an afterlife, and neither does anyone else. People have a range of beliefs. Some people believe in a heaven of fluffy clouds. Some people believe in a hell of unending torture. Some people believe in a gray space of limbo. Some believe that one’s place in the afterlife can be purchased with money or obedience or membership or works or sacrifice or mantras. Some believe that your spirit rejoins…
More Fun BlogThing Quizzes
You Are 59% Passionate, 41% Compassionate You possess an ideal balance of passion and compassion. You definitely can get swept away and lose your head a little. But you’re rarely a fool for love! Is Your Love Style Passionate or Compassionate? Your Kissing Purity Score: 34% Pure You’re not one to kiss and tell… But word is, you kiss pretty well. Kissing Purity Test You Are Elektra There’s really no superhero with more style than you. Because who could beat…
End the Violence
Compassion. Peace. Love. Liberty. Freedom.