Conversations with God

Is Illinois Sen. Barack Obama really “lucky” to be the front-running Democratic candidate for president? And is he in that position only because he’s black? That’s what former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro thinks, and until yesterday she was on the Finance Committee of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. So what does that say about where Hillary’s tactics…

The Bible is, of course, one of the most extraordinary books of all time. Yet does that mean that every word in it is the literal truth? If not, what is “true” and what is not? And how can we know for sure? = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Southern Baptists are finally getting it! Hallelujah! Southern Baptists are finally getting it! Well, some of them are, anyway. And that’s a start. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

How low will the Clinton campaign go to stop Barack Obama from gaining the Democratic nomination for president of the United States? Well, let’s see… Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn reports in his blog, Change of Subject, that Hillary Clinton made a statement to the press last Tuesday–and has repeated it almost word-for-word to the…

Must we forget who we are in order to remember who we are? I believe the answer is yes…and for a most fascinating reason… = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

If you want to head off the collapse of the entire system that has produced such inequities in your world you will explore the possibility of bringing a New Spirituality to the planet sooner, rather than later. Because the problem here is spiritual. It is not economic and it is not political. And it certainly…

“No” is today’s biggest challenge, says William Ury, world renowned negotiator, mediator, and best-selling author. “At the heart of the difficulty in saying No is the tension between exercising your power and tending to your relationship,” Mr Ury adds — and he has hit the nail right on the head. * * * * *…

It takes an enormous amount of courage to get through life. I never realized that it did, but it does. I mean, when I was young, it didn’t seem to me that life required bravery, in particular. Determination, perhaps. Stick-to-it-iveness, perhaps. A lot of tolerance for older people who didn’t understand anything at all, perhaps.…

It’s only a shame she had to go negative to eek out a win in Texas. Everyone knew she had Ohio locked down, but it’s a shame she had to resort to negative campaign tactics in order to pick up the additional two percentage points she needed to best Obama in Texas. Spiritually speaking, negative…

Is it possible that in this United States of American, in the Year of Our Lord 2008, after twice botching it so badly in the past, that the election officials in this country could botch it yet one more time? In recent days we have heard reports from state election authorities around the country that…

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