Thursday, February 23, 2017

Can counseling actually help a marriage?

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Some marriages, yes. If you love each other (as Carol and I do), and if you genuinely want your marriage to work better (ditto), and yo...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

a disturbing parable

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The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. What do you think? A man h...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

We have sinned, and the world suffers

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Today's “This American Life” portrayed life at a transit center in Kenya shortly after Donald T signed his travel ban but before it w...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

“Did my best” doesn’t mean “Time to slack off”

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Did I work hard for my success, or have I just been lucky? Have I always done my best? And will I tomorrow? These ideas aren't full...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

THREE recipes for apple pie?

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The recipes are linked in the table headers, but I noticed some difference in the relative amounts of various ingredients.     Betty Cro...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

What makes a good programmer? Or an enjoyable career in programming?

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Going through my old magazines, I found What Makes a Good Programmer? by Cegielski and Hall. My nephew is considering a career in softwa...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Why follow God if he doesn’t guarantee health or wealth?

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During a spiritual conversation, I happened to mention that God doesn’t guarantee career success or wealth or health or those things people...