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Acrostic Contemplations

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This is as a simple writing exercise: start at the beginning of the alphabet and write a bit about some thought, idea, character, concept, etc. Each week I will publish the next letter then, when we reach “Z,” who knows, perhaps I will begin again with “A.”

I have a deep desire, often uncontrollable, to be understood. More specifically, that my ideas and arguments should be understood. It is a horrible habit and I have been aware of it for decades and I fight against these inclinations, and often lose. It can ruin relationships and it has […]

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E is for “Explaining”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations” and began as a sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent (February 25, 2024). “[The LORD] brought Abram outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall […]

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F is for “Faith”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” “Grace, she takes the blame She covers the shame Removes the stain It could be her name” I was sitting in a meeting of the university deans with the president and the provost presiding. We were discussing language for a new campaign, considering what slogan […]

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G is for “Grace”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” John 20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for [they were afraid]. Over the course of the Easter season, I see a […]

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H is for “Hope”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” Immortality is a long time. At some point in our lives, we all think about death, the end of this life, which is all we have known and, therefore, all we can comprehend. Death, we know because we have seen it, is […]

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I is for “Immortality”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” J is for “Jealous.” See “Zeal.”

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J is for “Jealous”

This is an entry in the “Acrostic Contemplations.” Jack Russell was a priest, yet most only now know of the dog breed that he developed. The Jack Russell Terrier is a short-haired, short-legged fox terrier with white body and red markings is well known for its energy and mischievous. There […]

Acrostic Contemplations