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Archive for November, 2007

Outcaste

Monday morning, November 26, 2007
It’s hard to underestimate the power of a person with a real live vision; one who’s been touched by a serious need and visualizes a direct connection between the needy and the potential resources to meet that need.  Don’t misunderstand.  It’s not the person who is powerful.  It’s the message [...]

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Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 
There is something about the feeling of gratitude that chases out all the others.  You can’t feel fear when you are thankful.  You don’t feel angry, or sad, or depressed when you are truly filled with appreciation.
Gratitude may well be one of God’s greatest antidotes to those destructive emotions.  We all know [...]

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Guardian Angel

Monday morning, November 12, 2007
Roger Bielasz, MD is a popular physician.  He and his wife Dena were known up and down Highland Valley Road.  The view of the San Pasqual Valley just down the way from the Wild Animal Park was a source of pride.  Roger prepared for potential fire danger the way he [...]

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Common Ground

Monday morning, November 5, 2007
Terror is terrifying and fascinating all at the same time.  In the seventies, as my generation settled into adult life in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the downfall of a Presidency, I read a troubling little novel back then by Paul Theroux called The Family Arsenal.  Set in London, [...]

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