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“Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said Lord Acton wrote so many years ago.

We Americans should all be afraid that we are becoming a potent corrupting influence on our President-elect.

We are giving him this power over us if we allow him to trump the best conclusions of our intelligence community just by one word, “ridiculous.”

We are giving […]

December 12th, 2016 | Tags: , | Category: Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues | Leave a comment

Winter Pounces

Advent is perfectly placed in the liturgical and meteorological calendar. It provides a natural faith lesson. Jesus says, “Stay awake! Be ready!”

This was a winter arrival to test readiness. The sheep were grazing on lush grass right up to December 3. Then winter pounced like a deep darkness burglar on December 4. The weatherman predicted […]

December 12th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep | Leave a comment

The Animals Teach Us Advent Expectation

‘Tis the season for expectation. Pregnant waiting. Yearning flavored with confidence. Confidence born of experience.

Advent has always been a favorite time for me. Of course, as a child, it all led up to that moment when we drove home from Christmas Eve pageant, past the colored lights on the homes and along the runways of […]

December 6th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Border Collies, Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality | Leave a comment