Archive for the ‘Current Events’ Category


30
September

A Pin is Worth a Thousand Words

Madeleine Albright’s newest book, “Read My Pins” has been getting some press lately. I read an excerpt from it in the latest “Real Simple” magazine and put the book in my Amazon.com wishlist. I hear there is a display of the pins in New York City. That would fun to visit. Here is a great little article with some of the pins and her stories about them. It’s… Continue reading

21
August

“The human heart is suffering from lack of authentic interaction.”

If you aren’t tired of hearing about loneliness, the front page of MSNBC.com had two great articles on loneliness.

Women’s Heart Health and the connection to loneliness.

and

Isolation increases in the U.S.

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9
June

For your reading pleasure . . .

Here are some links of interest . . .

• In what universe does the right to bear arms and God go hand in hand? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch? I’m always amazed to find so many churches crossing over the line into the political. And does anyone think that carrying a gun to church for a special service is a smart idea? Put this down as… Continue reading

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20
January

Rick Warren’s Inaugural Prayer

I knew that Rick Warren would have something excellent to say in his prayer at the Inauguration today and he did not disappoint. I’ve been watching for someone to post the prayer online, and found it pretty quickly after it was televised. Here’s the text for those who haven’t heard it or want to have a copy of it.

Almighty God, our Father:
Everything we see, and everything we

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