Tag Archives: suffering

Depraved Indifference

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Robert Franklin

I read the Washington Post article series “The Damage Done” by Caitlin Gibson [click].  Although the piece was well researched and well written, the bottom line query is simply the wrong question: “What would cause a wealthy, white, young adult … Continue reading →

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How Can I Sing?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Robert Franklin

“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Robert Franklin

[picapp src=”4/a/6/6/Swimming_Day_Eight_ce39.jpg?adImageId=6976230&imageId=5748764″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Being overwhelmed.  Most any of our contemporaries may relate to that sensation of drowning in a sea of obligations, appointments, responsibilities, requirements.  It is an odd living we have created for ourselves.  We, who have more and … Continue reading →

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The Stealth Word

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. … Continue reading →

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Too Much to Ask

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Lower your cholesterol. Lose some weight. Go to the parent-teacher meetings. Show up to work on time. Get the job done right. Study hard and get good grades. Practice your instrument. Avoid germs. Coach the ball team. Fix supper for … Continue reading →

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Eating Words…Joy!

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Robert Franklin

[picapp src=”4/c/b/7/Sweet_Ration_f304.jpg?adImageId=5521209&imageId=4796190″ width=”234″ height=”177″ /]It is never a small thing to have to eat words; I have had to do so far too many times in my life.  For me, there will be even more words to eat in the future.  … Continue reading →

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