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For Those Who See Suffering Up Close and Try Desperately Not to Doubt...Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? And for Those Who See Good Things Happening to Good People - Is There Any Logic?

“God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.”— 1 John 4:16 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.”— 1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV) There are questions that feel more like earthquakes than inquiries. They shake the ground under our tidy theologies and philosophies about living a good life and leave us standing in dust. Yesterday a woman asked me one of those questions. I saw her at church. She had been quiet. I asked her

Feb 97 min read

What, Me Happy? Today?

"No mud, no lotus." Popular Buddhist saying Why am I happy today? There's the awful news out of Minnesota…I’ve gotten accounts from friends sending me info from both sides of our polarized society. But then I did read an account which seemed somewhat objective and even-handed until more is known. No, my joy is not linked to any of that for sure! I did move my body. That always helps my mood. Did yoga with John in the a.m. and then SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Li

Jan 87 min read