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Ben showed me this article today.  It is really very interesting.   To be honest, this is the kind of love I aspire to be able to show to people.  I just hope I am strong enough throughout my life to live up to these goals.

Fighting Words

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"As a younger person, I would have loved to enter a Tolkien-esque world (and ( Read more... )

Obama Pitches Federal Reserve Plan

This makes me a little scared...just because I'm wary of how much power we give to one authority...especially one that isn't officially part of the government at all.

I think the system we have set up inherently has the flaws that we're trying to eliminate.  Giving more power and oversight will only bandaid ( Read more... )

Why Christians Should Vote to Legalize Same Sex Marriage

For the purpose of this article I am going to adopt a distinctly ( Read more... )

In my opinion, the problem of abortion is a multifaceted issue.  And, it is more of a symptom than a problem in itself.

A symptom of what?  Fear.  Taking yourself out of your normal ( Read more... )

"A powerful Catholic leader on Friday accused President Barack Obama of pushing an anti-life, anti-family agenda and called Notre Dame's invitation for him to speak scandalous."

I hate how people use such polarizing language.  Is Obama, or anyone who is pro-choice, really anti-life?  Is he really anti-family? Come on!  All this sort of thing does is ( Read more... )

From Paulo Coelho's blog:

A conversation between him and his spiritual master.

“It’s very difficult. But there is no choice: if you don’t pardon ( Read more... )

There's been a lot of talk about torture lately, with some people arguing that we should never torture based on our moral standards, and others saying that it is a necessary evil and must be kept up if we are to protect ourselves.

Ironically, it's the right, known for containing a majority of Christians, who are arguing for torture.

So here's my ( Read more... )

It feels so good to get back on the bike.  The wind, the rhythmic motion, getting outside and seeing how big the world is, feeling the tension in my legs even as the tension in my mind relaxes.  I've missed this.

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