The Fate of Skeptics – Crumbs
Note: If you missed yesterday’s post, The Fate of Skeptics, it precedes this one. So, you might want to check it out. (posted 4/21) “Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.” Frederick Buechner Everyone- pantheist, atheist, skeptic, polytheist – has to answer these questions: ‘Where did I … Continue reading
The Fate of Skeptics
On this, the day after Easter, I’m wondering about the fate of skeptics. Are you or do you know someone “who habitually doubts or questions?” That, by the way, is Webster’s definition of a skeptic. There’s always hope for the one who doubts. For questions can lead to answers. And the right answers can lead … Continue reading
The Problem with Showcase Christianity – Crumbs
“Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered … Continue reading
Contagious Hope – Crumbs
“Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” Colin Powell “I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.” Ronald Reagan, quoted in New York Times, 22 September 1980 “Depression is a prison where you are both the suffering prisoner and the cruel jailer.” Dorothy Rowe … Continue reading
Contagious Hope Spreads throughout the World
It’s Saturday morning and you’re settled in your favorite chair with a hot cup of coffee and today’s newspaper. Or perhaps you’re scrolling through the daily news on your computer. You wonder why you even bother to read the news. It’s so depressing. And yet, you begin your search with hope. Just this once, wouldn’t … Continue reading
The Light at the End of the Tunnel – Crumbs
Note: In case, you’re a first time visitor, you may have missed the Food for Thought post that preceded this one entitled The Light at the End of the Tunnel of Life. My blog is divided into three categories: Generally, I enter a Food for Thought post on Mondays , Crumbs on Wednesdays and Recipes on Fridays. The categories … Continue reading
Great Expectations – Overcoming Disappointment (Crumbs)
“If you expect nothing, you can never be disappointed. Apart from a few starry-eyed poets or monks living on a mountaintop somewhere, however, we all have expectations. We not only have them, we need them. They fuel our dreams, our hopes, and our lives like some super-caffeinated energy drink.” Tonya Hurley, Homecoming “We must accept … Continue reading
Great Expectations – Overcoming Disappointment
The adage claims the greater the expectations, the harder the fall. True or not, we all know it’s easy to become hardened to hope when we’re constantly disappointed in people, ourselves and/or our circumstances. This past week, our family had an opportunity to display great expectations. But the result wasn’t what we hoped. In a … Continue reading
Devos and Dumplings 