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The Medicine Inside

Backstory You will note from the date at the end of this December Newsletter, that I am very late to write for this month. I

December 21, 2025

Run toward the Roar

There’s a story that comes out of Africa – that I’ve heard told a number of times – which is often the case with important

November 8, 2025

The Bells of Nuremberg

Backstory When preparing my August Newsletter, recalling as a 27 year old foreign exchange Summer in Nuremberg (southern Germany) a long forgotten memory emerged, that

October 16, 2025

Mosquitoes and Telemarketers

On the Church Sign in front of St. Jude’s Church in Fenton, our Priest-in-Charge added a few months ago, “Wish Noah had Swatted Those 2

September 3, 2025

Otto Pitzke’s Scar

Backstory In the Summer of 1958, before my Senior Year in high school, I had the privilege of being chosen as a Summer exchange student

August 2, 2025

A New Way to Pray – Boldly

OK, for this one I’m putting on my semi-religious/spiritual writer’s hat. First, some backstory. My father was a Methodist minister.  My mother the daughter of

June 30, 2025

A “Third Thing”

This concept has been bouncing around in my head for a number of years, with no memory where it came from.  I believe it was

June 9, 2025

Survival with Integrity

This is a difficult time for so many right now.  Many don’t know what to believe, who to trust.  Many don’t know what to do. 

April 15, 2025

Liars

Part Two in a series on Countering Aggression Lying as Aggression My working definition here of lying is A conscious corruption of reality by the

March 11, 2025

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