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Good Intentions and Regret
By
Ruth Graham
Well, it’s that time of year…time to make resolutions. New Years’ resolutions are famous for breaking them. We have this notion that if we make resolutions we will loose weight, exercise, stop drinking, slow down, volunteer, spend less… if only making a resolution were that easy. No one is watching to see if we follow…
A Hallmark Christmas?
By
Ruth Graham
Does your house look like this? The carols are playing on the stereo. There is a blazing fire on the hearth – with extra split logs neatly stacked nearby. Snow is gently falling outside. All the Christmas cards and packages have been addressed and mailed early. The smell of cookies baking – not burning…
The Transparency of Christmas
By
Ruth Graham
I have been blogging about transparency. As we approach Christmas, and we read the all too familiar Christmas story what strikes me is that it is full of transparency. Mary was pregnant out of wedlock – a situation that could have meant a sentence of death by stoning. But she trusted God and didn’t hide the…
Herman Cain and transparency
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Ruth Graham
Politics is on everyone’s mind. By November 2012 we will be sick of it. The election process seems to drag on from election to election with no break. I don’t know about you, but Herman Cain seemed to be an authentic sort of guy. Refreshing in a sea of “spin”. Of course we still don’t…
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