Posts Tagged With: christianity

Today’s find: Cacophony

Posted on April 18, 2025 by John Schroeder

There’s nothing sacred about a crucifixion.

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Today’s find: Myth or miracle

Posted on April 17, 2025 by John Schroeder

Prison ministry, I’ve discovered, provides a sure-fire cure for blindness. (But it’s perhaps not always as effective in remedying other physical or spiritual defects.)

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Today’s find: Glory, fading

Posted on April 13, 2025 by John Schroeder

At last arrives the time for a personal “hosana” or two. Fortunately, it comes with a lesson.

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Today’s find: Cookie diplomacy

Posted on March 30, 2025 by John Schroeder

I go this week.

We go.

And we do not go alone.

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Today’s find: ‘attenchen.’

Posted on March 16, 2025 by John Schroeder

Odd, isn’t it? When you’re 6 or 8 it feels like liberation to no longer have a Designated Nap Time (DNT) as part of the daily routine. When you’re 68, you come to see the DNT as one of life’s most profound little blessings.

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Today’s find: Patterns

Posted on February 23, 2025 by John Schroeder

It was my Sweetie, the artist, who pointed it out – how the smooth blanket of snow on our deck had morphed into something new, something a bit more interesting.

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