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While many may attempt to tell us they pay no attention to polls, I have one thing to say: I don’t believe them. They do pay attention. The more pressing question is whether or not people act upon polls — and whether politicians actually govern by them. From my limited
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As the Christmas/holiday/yuletide/etc. season is quickly, post-Thanksgiving thrust upon us, a respected friend wrote about her family’s chosen approach in teaching their kids the meaning of this season. Her approach is not necessarily the Intramuralist’s approach. Still, I found her thoughts insightful, challenging, and
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Isn’t it interesting, when someone passes away, how so many seem to rush to claim him as “one of our own”? When we observed even the anniversary of JFK’s death 2 and a half weeks ago, politicians and pundits and authors and activists again averred how Kennedy would
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Funny how there are some stories that are retold through the centuries with little question of actual occurrence due to widespread acceptance of the inherent wisdom... David was up at the crack of dawn and, having arranged for someone to tend his flock, took the food and was on his
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Rarely do I simply repost the words of another, but there are aspects of the below piece that strike me as profound. It’s written by Kirsten Powers, a liberal Democrat I’ve admired for years. Powers is a nationally known contributor to USA Today, Newsweek, FOX News, and The
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What happens when people lose faith in the one who calls the shots? I wonder what happens when the people’s trust erodes... ... when results fail to match unquestionably high expectations... Can the leader still be effective? Can the leader still lead? ... In Houston, once hoping to soar to unprecedented
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Gotta’ love our leaders. We choose men and women to lead us because of their ideas and intelligence, courage and creativity. However, sometimes all of the above veil integrity — or the lack of it. Yes, sometimes we perceive our leaders’ actions or orations as so brilliant, we forget that actions
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I wrote this post about Thanksgiving... about all we have to be thankful for... and I had lists of all the places and spaces where we need to humbly submit ourselves and give God thanks... where we need to recognize we’re not in control... where we need to give
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[The primary content of this post first ran on Thanksgiving Day, 4 years ago. In preparation for the week ahead — and noting all that currently surrounds us, all that makes us busy, and all the news that tempts us to shift our focus to things of lesser importance — my sense
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Over the course of the past week, we’ve heard many tributes, remembrances, and questions about the life and death of JFK. Friday was the 50th anniversary of those shots reportedly heard ‘round the world, the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. I never heard those shots. As a person
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Tell me: why does skin color matter? When does it matter? In an interview with the BBC to promote her new film, “The Butler” — a film about race relations — Oprah Winfrey discussed race relations and the White House. The BBC interviewer asked: "Has it ever crossed your mind that
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Last week, unfortunately, my son’s school ended up being added to the growing list of schools where someone did something stupid. Sorry, I don’t really care for the word “stupid.” Yet with a faint but intentional acknowledgement of the existence of evil on this planet, a bomb threat