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Joseph Epstein’s fine study, Friendship: An Expose, has a chp on “friendlessness.” The chp, which speaks of a few kinds of friendlessness, led me to ponder a number of things.

Deafness. Here is our dog, Webster, asleep during a lightning and thunder storm. For years he was petrified of storms and would hide under the bed or descend into the basement where he could neither hear nor see the storms. Now, no problem. He’s deaf. Snoring.

I like the prayers of the Bible that begin with “May the God of …”. Paul’s prayer of this sort at Romans 15:5-6 is about God creating unity and together praise Jesus Christ. Here are some more prayers like this of a blessing sort:

I had a great time with the leaders from The Chapel in Akron on Monday. Before I say anything else, I must admit that it was special for me to see one of my all-time favorite students at TEDS, Jay Halley, and later I got to see Annette, his wife, again — first time since…
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