Tag: God

GOD HAS A PLAN – Marilyn Armstrong

I was still trying to figure out if John Oliver was really going off the air, or it was the end of this season, or we'd just missed the final few minutes of his piece because we have a stupid DVR that clips the final few minutes. Instead, the Sports News Final came on. It … Continue reading GOD HAS A PLAN – Marilyn Armstrong

COVET NOT YOUR NEIGHBOR’S ASS

So there we were in the car driving home. I was mentally shuffling the heap of miscellaneous stuff that passes for my brain and trying to remember all ten of the commandments.   Why? Because I thought I should know them. They are supposedly the basis of all moral law, right? Why don't I know them? Why aren't they … Continue reading COVET NOT YOUR NEIGHBOR’S ASS

NOT FINDING ANSWERS, BUT STILL ASKING QUESTIONS

I have not found a religion to follow and it isn't because I haven't tried. I have flirted with many, gave a solid try to at least three (formal) religions, though arguably Buddhism is the most informal of formal religions. Christianity is great -- if you don't look at it too carefully. At one point, … Continue reading NOT FINDING ANSWERS, BUT STILL ASKING QUESTIONS

IF YOU’LL BELIEVE IN ME

I have an equal number of religious and non-religious (and non- traditional) friends. That probably means I'm doing something right. If you get right down to it, I believe in you. And me. I believe in human intelligence. I believe we each have the right to exercise our intelligence as we see fit. I am not an atheist, … Continue reading IF YOU’LL BELIEVE IN ME

FOUND ON FACEBOOK

Found on Facebook. From The New Yorker, a cartoon from this week's issue. By Liana Finck. For more humor from the magazine: http://nyr.kr/1qLpw98

I’LL BELIEVE IN YOU IF YOU’LL BELIEVE IN ME

I noticed I have about an equal number of religious and atheist friends. That probably means I'm doing something right. If you get right down to it, I believe in you. And me. I believe in human intelligence. I believe we each have the right to exercise our intelligence as we see fit. I am not an atheist, but … Continue reading I’LL BELIEVE IN YOU IF YOU’LL BELIEVE IN ME

ALL THE ANSWERS YOU’LL EVER NEED

We spend too much time trying to figure out what life means. Why bad stuff happens. Whether or not a malevolent deity has it in for us. It's normal to wonder if the reason you are sick, broke or miserable is the result of something you did or failed to do. To accept the total … Continue reading ALL THE ANSWERS YOU’LL EVER NEED

LEDA DOES THE SWAN

Back in my bright college days, I was for the first 2 years, a music major. When my fellow wannabe musicians hung out on the quad on warm sunny days, we would plan projects that were going to make us famous. Symphonies were planned. Great achievements as conductors and composers were spun as glorious dreams, … Continue reading LEDA DOES THE SWAN

Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue – Land Mine

“Good morning,” I said. It was going to be a hot, sticky day. I noticed the top of the Dutch door was open. I closed it. “How are you feeling?” I ask. “Okay.” He doesn't sound okay. He sounds angry. I sigh. Our emotional landscape is strewn with land mines. “Got anything planned today?” I phrase … Continue reading Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue – Land Mine

Write About Dogs

My favorite cartoon – by George Booth -- was originally published in The New Yorker. It shows a man sitting in front of a typewriter. Dogs are everywhere A woman, presumably his wife, watches from the doorway. The caption reads “Write about dogs.” My home is full of dogs. Anyone who comes to visit must compete with … Continue reading Write About Dogs