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• Fly Away

  

  Humans can be quite likable, but we have some nasty traits. One is that we tend to think of ourselves as the only intelligent beings on the planet. Read more

  The 17 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• Shortchanging Halloween

  

  In a local mall over the weekend where Christmas decorations were being uncrated, I felt cheated. Now I’m not naive enough to suppose retailers can get by... Read more

  The 16 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• Three Reasons Why the Gospels Record History

  

  I’ve noticed that folks usually think before the New Testament Gospels got written down, a long time passed where people told taller and taller stories. Those... Read more

  The 16 October 2019 by   Stuart_gray
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• Trolls and Tolls

  

  Fall creeps up on me every year. I like to have an array of seasonal books to read so that when it arrives I’ll be ready. With house repair costs this year... Read more

  The 15 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• Dayglow

  

  Yellow and orange leaves on a damp pavement. A sky claustrophobically occluded with gray clouds. A decided chill in the air. All you have to do is add a few... Read more

  The 14 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• Sukkoth in an Interfaith Families Community

  

  (This essay is adapted from a post from 2013). The three great agricultural festivals in Judaism-Sukkoth, Passover, and Shavuot-tie us to our ancient origins,... Read more

  The 13 October 2019 by   Susan Katz Miller
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• Im Peaches and Whatnot

  

  Like most thinking people I’m wondering what’s wrong with our government. If such wrong-doing were so out in the open any of the rest of us would be in jail, bu... Read more

  The 13 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• Digital First

  

  Publishers these days are all yammering about being “digital first.” Now, I use technology when I write these days, despite the fact that I am coerced to shut... Read more

  The 12 October 2019 by   Steveawiggins
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• When Your Soul is in Chaos, Chop Vegetables!

  

  It's a rainy fall day here in Boston. The bells at the church across the street just chimed five times, telling me it's almost evening. I woke up restless and... Read more

  The 11 October 2019 by   Marilyngardner5
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• Were There Many Christianities To Begin With, Or Just One?

  

  I’m exploring the claims of a Newsweek article that portrays the Bible as the result of controversy, disagreement and powerplay. My first blog in this series... Read more

  The 11 October 2019 by   Stuart_gray
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