Category: Democracy

Why do conservative Christians emphasize the Ten Commandments … insisting they be posted in schools and public buildings … instead of emphasizing and posting the central message of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount … the Beatitudes? That’s something…

 Happy Valentine’s Day Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. ~Maya Angelou Recently this book came as a recommendation from the author of one of my favorite books. I’m…

After awakening this morning at 3:30 to go to the bathroom, my hip (strained a muscle doing yard work) was hurting and I couldn’t go back to sleep. And so, I turned on the heating pad and the TV to…

One of my readers contacted me outside this site. She forwarded me information on discernment that is used in a women’s prayer group she belongs to. This group has grown from 8 or 9 to around 45 women. They have…

Today we hear many people declaring that they are spiritual not religious. I am one of those people. For me, church and religion are not about dogma (principles concerning faith and morals proclaimed as true by an authority and/or the…

Recently I heard Discernment used while a news commentator and their guest speaker noted that many people may not know the meaning. Oxford Language Dictionary: (Similar = Enlightenment / Sensitivity / Insight) The ability to judge/discriminate/perceive well. (in a Christian…