GraceE on August 17th, 2010

Hurtling Toward Oblivion by Richard A. Swenson, MD What: The subtitle of this 130-page book is ‘A Logical Argument for the End of the Age’. And the difference between this and many other end times books, is that this one is, in fact, logical. By using abstract arguments that most anyone can follow, Dr. Swenson [...]

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GraceE on July 18th, 2010

I was talking to God last night. This isn’t along the lines of my regular posts, but it hit me like… a cantaloupe in the stomach or something, and I just felt led to share it. Of course it’s hard to re-create what was obviously not a tangible conversation, just back-and-forth thoughts. Me: God, can [...]

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GraceE on July 5th, 2010

Lowering my eyelashes, the world I see is sun-setting. The earth, that ancient trebuchet, picks up the sun to draw it back again. And in the morning it will fling across the sky in gaiety to chase the moon. Ah, nobility and beauty come to muse with me at wistful times. Sometimes I assume them [...]

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GraceE on June 29th, 2010

We live in an age of unparalleled ease. Need something to eat? Just call up the nearest Pizza delivery service. Need to get somewhere? Don’t bother pulling out the map, just tell your GPS where to direct you. If you’re tired of the current TV channel, a push of a button will take care of [...]

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GraceE on May 31st, 2010

“We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.”– Winston Churchill I would have written you a poem. I would have drawn my pen as weapons have been drawn, while an overwhelming sense of thanks and honor welled up in my eyes. But as I [...]

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