Tag Archives: superstition

Prayer Routine: Month Four 0 (0)

It’s about four months since I started a new daily prayer routine. (February 19, 2017) I sometimes forget the morning set, but not often. Having a printout of both sets next to my keyboard helps. The evening prayers are another … Continue reading

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New Daily Prayer Routine 0 (0)

I tried — briefly — bargaining with God when we lost Elizabeth, our youngest child. (October 9, 2016) When the somewhat one-sided conversation was over, I was accepting the unpleasant realities, and asking for help dealing with them: so I … Continue reading

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Gems, Metal, and Earth’s Core 0 (0)

The Fire of Australia, a whacking great chunk of opal, isn’t particularly interesting from a ‘science’ viewpoint. But I’m human, which is probably why anything big and shiny gets my attention: including that rock. Wrenching myself back on-topic, scientists found … Continue reading

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Numbers and Nero 0 (0)

I don’t have the ‘I’d rather be dead’ attitude of the deceased in that 2011 Non Sequitur strip. My viewpoint is more like Edison Lee’s dad in yesterday’s comic. I figure that someone will win the 2016 American presidential election. … Continue reading

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Authority, Superstition, Progress 0 (0)

Authority, superstition, and misapplied technophilia (it’s a real word) rate at least one post each: but that’ll wait until another day. Days. This time I’ll take a quick look at all three, and then say why I don’t believe in … Continue reading

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