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Unrecoverable Loss

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=hurricane+katrina&iid=914721″ src=”5/9/3/3/Demolition_Continues_On_9ac7.jpg?adImageId=8962211&imageId=914721″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /]Due to the events of the past decade we are becoming familiar once again with unrecoverable loss.  The new millenium promised a recovery from the stock market blowout of the late ’90 but … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of Frodo’s Ring

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=rings&iid=5275780″ src=”1/d/9/c/Ring_of_light_f389.jpg?adImageId=8716256&imageId=5275780″ width=”234″ height=”183″ /]In the film version of JRR Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings, the main character, Frodo, tries to rid himself of the “ring of power” on a couple occasions.  While Frodo’s motives appear pure according to … Continue reading →

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New Year? Really?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=new+year&iid=5064385″ src=”d/0/2/7/Man_relaxing_in_52cb.jpg?adImageId=8694064&imageId=5064385″ width=”380″ height=”257″ /] One of my favorite things about the human race is its capacity for optimism.  We weave all sort of things into the nest of our lives in order to provide us some … Continue reading →

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What if Jesus Had No Feet?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Robert Franklin

What if Jesus had no feet?  I mean what if he didn’t really walk the dusty roads of Palestine or the traverse the stormy Sea of Galilee.  What if he never climbed a mountain in the wilderness or trudged on … Continue reading →

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Did I Do That?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Robert Franklin

“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and … Continue reading →

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Free to Forward

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Every now and again we get the notion in our society to try and be “humane.”  Sometimes the attempt to perpetrate random acts of kindness lasts awhile; sometimes we get over our sentimentality quite quickly.  Either way the question remains, “What … Continue reading →

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