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New Post on The Park Forum on Identity Politics

New Post on the Park Forum: Three-year olds and Self Control

Why is moralism so annoying? (And of course, there are times when it is far more than annoying and becomes disturbing, mean, unjust, insensitive, etc.) I’ve found myself cringing when someone states an opinion with which I agree, such as, “High school students shouldn’t get drunk,” or, “You shouldn’t spend lots of time playing video…

Penny keeps asking me to tell her stories. “Tell story Mama little girl,” she says. So I’ve been remembering moments in my childhood and passing them along. Last night, I remembered that on more than one occasion, I “ran away” from home. I never went far. Once I made it to the empty lot two…

New Post: Women and Happiness on The Park Forum

Organic is all the rage these days. Organic food, organic clothing, organic coffee. I make a point of buying organic milk and chicken. I try for organic veggies too. Perhaps it’s because of the popularity of organic farming that I have been applying the word “organic” to other aspects of my life as well. For…

I heard it in a sermon a long time ago. Genesis 12:2, in which God promises Abraham: “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.” I tend to think of it as a prayer: “Bless me, that I…

New post on The Park Forum

New post on the Park Forum: Are humans unique or is it all evolution?

Life with God, at least here and now, is a state of constant tension. The reality of pain, suffering, separation, death, heartache. The reality of joy, comfort, redemption, grace, love. Both, and. At the same time. I spin from one to the other far too often, from a spiritual high after an inspirational time of…
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