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Entries Tagged as 'Character'

First Sight Now Available on Amazon.com

October 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on First Sight Now Available on Amazon.com · Character, Fiction, Leadership, Religion, Values

After a decade of writing, editing, procrastinating, and working on other things, James Curtis has finally published his debut novel, First Sight. Available now on Amazon.com, and soon on Apple iTunes/iBooks as well as BarnesandNoble.com, the novel is the first of a long-planned trilogy (or more) called “The Kerr Chronicles.” Each novel follows the Kerr […]

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The Resurrection Changes Everything

April 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Resurrection Changes Everything · Character, Religion, Spiritual Journey

Adrian Warnock, a physician/psychiatrist/charismatic leader/preacher from London, writes: “The credit of Jesus’ righteousness is much larger than the debt of our sin. His account had more positive approval than the negative disapproval that was due to all of us. The debt was paid, and as a result, as a righteous man and the beloved Son […]

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Walt was on to something

April 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Walt was on to something · Character, Honesty & Candor, Leadership

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Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last

March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last · Character, Honest Reflections, Honesty & Candor, Spiritual Journey

FERN HILL Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, The night above the dingle starry, Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his eyes, And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple […]

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Peaks and Troughs

January 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Peaks and Troughs · Character, Spiritual Journey

Dr. Jim Denison, in his always insightful God Issues blog, quoted today from Peter Marshall, the Scottish-American Presbyterian pastor who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Marshall, a gifted orator and compelling figure, died at age 46 of a heartattack.Marshall was immortalized in a biography by his wife, Catherine, A Man Called Peter, which was […]

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Looking Back on Looking Forward

January 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Looking Back on Looking Forward · Character, Influencers, Leadership, Politics, Scattershooting

Thought it would be interesting to repost one of my scattershooting blogs, this one from November 23, 2008, just days after Barack Obama was elected President. I note that I was wrong about Iraq, but pretty much on target otherwise. Take a read; not a word has been changed. Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Christopher […]

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Words for Our Time

January 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Words for Our Time · Character, Values

The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles. – Gandhi

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The Panic of 2008

October 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Panic of 2008 · Character, News, Politics, Values

Panic. Shouting fire in a crowded theater. Being caught doing something you know is horribly wrong that you thought no one would ever catch you doing. Greed. When enough is never enough. Wanting more and more, convincing yourself that you deserve more. Arrogance. Twenty-somethings full of themselves on Wall Street, roaring through their naivety in […]

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Remembering Mark Woods

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Remembering Mark Woods · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey

Mark Woods was perhaps the finest counselor I’ve ever known. While he was never my personal counselor, he was a friend for 30 years and the one person I could refer someone to without reservation. To say that Mark was special is to denigrate his significance. He went way beyond special. He was bright, engaging, […]

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More Memories of a Great Man

May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on More Memories of a Great Man · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey, Values

In many ways Clyde Cook’s life was defined by a little red wagon when he was just six years old. It was December 1941, the damage to the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor was done, and the Empire of Japan had turned its attack to Hong Kong. His father, a merchant ship captain, was away […]

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