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First, from Dictionary.com: redemption [ri-demp-shuh n] noun 1. an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed. 2. deliverance; rescue. 3. Theology. deliverance from sin; salvation. 4. atonement for guilt. Then from other, more blog-oriented, subjective sites: … “the
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Sometimes a day interrupts the “normal.” It interrupts the “normal” so much, it shocks us back into remembering what’s most important. I imagine that’s what it was like the day JFK died. I wasn’t born yet, but I know the news spread quickly, as the sitting American
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It’s finally over. (And if you were hoping the election came early so all the memes, rants, and rotten rhetoric were over, my sincerest apologies. We unfortunately have 40 more days of this.) Uh, nope. It’s “Brangelina.” Perhaps you heard; it’s over. The marriage of Hollywood superstars
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The following are realtime observations from last night’s debate from only a semi-humble, current events observer (sarcasm heartily included). Note that there was zero watching of pundits or reading of polls prior to posting… Hmmm… I wonder if it will be more style than substance or substance than
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Tomorrow night is the first debate between the presidential candidates of America’s two most prominent parties. The Libertarian and Green Party candidates will not be included. Hillary Clinton will try to convince us she is honest. Donald Trump will try to convince us he is presidential. Let me humbly
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As we witness continued incredulous events in the news — as it too often seems as if only the names and faces change — I’m struck by a bold assertion… People keep telling me how I feel. And, if I don’t feel that way, they proceed to tell me how
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On Saturday, a bomb detonated on West 23rd Street in Manhattan at 8:30 p.m., injuring 29 people. A man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State stabbed nine people at a mall in central Minnesota. On Sunday, four commando-style gunmen, armed with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades,
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On a recent trip out West, we took time out for a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a fun game, with the local taco joint promising the tortilla treat to all in attendance if the Diamondbacks scored at least five or six runs. There were
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Maybe I just shouldn’t go here. Maybe today’s angle would be better left unstated — like we sometimes do with that younger generation and the teens around the house… we don’t say anything — just stay silent. We sit back, allowing reality to slowly sink in, wondering at what
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On Friday, before a friendly audience, Hillary Clinton made the following remark: “To just be grossly generalist, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call ‘the basket of deplorables.’ Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, you name it.” Clinton apologized the next day. Before getting to the point
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“That the flag was still there”… in the United States of America… The flag was still there in 1814, after Francis Scott Key watched British ships bombard the Baltimore Harbor, penning his infamous poem. The flag was still there in 1991, only 10 days into the Persian Gulf War, when
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Man, I have so much to learn. Time and time again, I think I forget that simple but profound concept... I have so much to learn. As I feel like I’ve said more frequently these days, let me not throw you under the bus along with me; I’ll