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spending and spent
Interesting thought yesterday in Sunday School as Coart was teaching…. The theology of the covenants (Grace vs Law, in one common classification) intersects Planet Earth on a number of levels. Just one: Not only is God the ruler of all things because He is the biggest, most powerful Being in the entire universe. The Story of redemption…
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Back in the day….
As I swabbed off the top of my dryer recently — not a normal procedure, since I don’t really care whether the laundry room is dusty or not — memories of our first house in Greenville came rushing to mind. Back then, I not only dusted the top of the trusty Maytags, I also disinfected them daily.…
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Catch-22
Just finished reading Heller’s classic anti-war novel last night, Catch-22. I understand that the writers of the M*A*S*H TV series drew a lot of their “feel” from Heller’s novel — the idea that war is just nuts. Insane. Absurd. And most veterans say few books or movies even come close to the real horrors of the…
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Of Mice and A Man
Reynold John DeAngelis September 30, 1932 – June 7?, 1999 I like to post stories about my dad. He passed away 9 years ago today (probably — we’re not entirely sure of the time) so I’ve been wracking my head for a good story…. For a man of his size and profession (blue collar, working…
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(a)lone
Into the Wild (recent film, now on DVD) recounts the true story of a young man –Christopher– who headed by himself into the Alaskan wilderness to explore his philosophy that man needs only nature’s honesty to live a fulfilled, enlightened life. To him, truth is more important than love, than society, than anything (parroting Thoreau). Many experiences swirled…



