Besides being an abominably heartless, ruthless, brutish, sadistic, narcissistic, and megalomaniacal small man of no stature, is Vladimir Putin also a Christian?
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A special post for Ash Wednesday.
One of my readers urged me to weigh in on the latest church foolery. Which one? The one in Arizona. I looked it up.
I dither a bit on the subject. But when a child asks me if her deceased dog or mother is in heaven, that’s no time to dither.
Our 11-year-old dog is on her last legs. The vet diagnosed renal failure. Lucy doesn’t know it. We do.
Russian tanks are poised on the border of Ukraine. Tanks. Cool. Little Willie would be proud.
Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen master, a teacher, a sower. He sowed seeds of compassion, justice, and peace.
I heard the buzz about the movie Don’t Look Up. The sci-fi plot intrigued me.
The Bible inspired King’s faith. The Declaration of Independence inspired his dream.
Ian Paisley was a hate-spewing Presbyterian minister. He made my blood boil.
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