Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mystical Merging

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Abigail

Mystical Merging In my teen years, I used often to thumb through a book my parents owned — a collection of one-page essays about holy persons, East and West, who had managed to attain oneness with God. I forget the … Continue reading →

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Political Correctness and Sex Appeal

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Abigail

Political Correctness and Sex Appeal These would seem to be unrelated topics. But not in my world. First, about this Political Correctness mania. It is starting to act like a cumulonimbus cloud, soaked in its own heavy humidity, making us … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Warfare

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Abigail

Spiritual Warfare I have been reading a book called The Art of Spiritual Warfare by Grant Schnarr. It’s a pretty good book. For one thing, it tells us that evil has objective reality. Evil is not a social construct. For … Continue reading →

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Close Friends

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Abigail

Close Friends This is one I keep revisiting. But friendship is one of life’s prime supports – almost the axis on which the whole thing turns – so one post hardly exhausts the subject. Last Sunday morning I spoke long … Continue reading →

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