Category Archives: Musings on Life

The Passing of a Mentor

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Chuck Colson passed away on April 21 at the age of 80. He was, as William Bennett recently said, “a man in full”. This is my own small appreciation of his life. It was the early 1970s and the poster on … Continue reading →

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What Do We Really Know?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I recently read Susan Casey’s book The Wave, wherein each chapter begins with a quote. One in particular, from the iconoclastic writer H.L. Mencken, really caught my attention: Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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John Brown Went Off to War

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It was October 1962 and although I was only nine years old, I vivdly remember (emotionally) the dark cloud of potential destruction that hung over our lives in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis. What was to become one of the defining events … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

This is my 151st post in 50 months of blogging. While I certainly wouldn’t call that prolific (I have a friend who maintains a daily blog), averaging 3 posts a month has to at least qualify me as persistent. Having … Continue reading →

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It’s been quite a month..or so

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

If you’ve followed this blog over time, you know that my posting can be sporadic. Sometimes it’s because I’m really busy and at other times it’s simply that I have nothing to say. In this case, a lot has gone on over the … Continue reading →

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Looking Back to See the Future

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

In April of 1953 (the year I was born), the film Invaders from Mars was released. I didn’t see it until several years later when I was 6 or 7, but it left an indelible mark on my young psyche. So much so, … Continue reading →

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A “Mertonian” Perspective on Life

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Here we go again. If you’ve followed this blog over the past few years you may recall that I get into streaks or fixations about topics for reading, study, etc. Last week, my wife and I watched a documentary (available on … Continue reading →

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