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The Love of God: Uncut Diamonds
“We have nothing, if not belief.” – Sir Reepicheep, Chief Mouse of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) “Do the arithmetic or be doomed to talk nonsense.” – John McCarthy, A.I. trailblazer [1] We are the uncut diamonds … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, belief, biology, cells, diamonds, faith, God the Father, Higgs Boson, Higgs Field, Holy Spirit, Living Water, Love, prayer, quitting, quitting smoking, religion, smoking, Uncategorized
Tagged faith, Generosity, Love of God, Son of Man
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The Love of God: Diamonds in the Rough (Fourth Annual Posting)
“We have nothing, if not belief.” – Sir Reepicheep, Chief Mouse of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) “Do the arithmetic or be doomed to talk nonsense.” – John McCarthy, A.I. trailblazer [1] We are the uncut diamonds … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms, cells, compounds, DNA, evolution, geology, Life, living cells, primordial ooze, progress, RNA
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TBT/GTS#3: Peter Frazer, MD – A Life Redeemed
December 1, 2016 – I didn’t really plan to post this on World AIDS Day. It just turned out that way, but I can’t think of a more appropriate time for this story or a more appropriate tale for this … Continue reading
“Consider the Lilies…” 2016
How can you not give your whole heart to the unlikely miracle of the day lily, a flower, as we learned from Superstorm Sandy, that takes fully two years to form and then, in one magnificent thrust of proud determination … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar House, day lilies, Fire Island Pines, Gardening
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Diamonds in the Rough: Third Annual Posting
“We have nothing, if not belief.” – Sir Reepicheep, Chief Mouse of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) “Do the arithmetic or be doomed to talk nonsense.” – John McCarthy, A.I. trailblazer [1] We are the uncut diamonds … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, belief, biology, cells, Death, diamonds, faith, God the Father, Higgs Boson, Higgs Field, Holy Spirit, Living Water, Love, particle physics, physics, prayer, quitting, quitting smoking, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Angels, belief, diamonds, evolution, guardian angels, soul, strong atomic force, weak atomic force
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The Flow of God: Third Annual Posting
“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God…” – Revelation 22:1 This post is surely my most presumptuous, but perhaps the most important. It is perfectly possible … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, belief, biology, Death, faith, God the Father, Higgs Boson, Higgs Field, Holy Spirit, Living Water, Love, miracles, particle physics, physics, poetry, prayer, quantum theory, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Goodness, Hope, Life, Light, love, Truth
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Uncle Jesus: Doing the Math (3d Annual Posting)
This is my third annual posting of this long-form essay that was the inspiration for starting this blog in the first place. It is the first of three posts that, taken together, lay out a pretty good schematic of my … Continue reading
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Tagged All one family, Ancestry, Bankhead National Forest, church of the Forest, Cousins, genealogy, Grayson, Jesus
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OUR COMMON HOME: What the Pope Said
I’m astonished by the Pope on so many levels. There is his proactive humility, his profound simplicity, his confident spirituality, and all served up to our little lost world in his mind-bogglingly perfect pitch. As both a lifelong friend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Carbon, Common Home, Earth Sciences, Encyclical, Environment, Filth, Global Warming, Laudato Sii, love, Pollution, Social Sciences, the Poor, Water
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God’s Kaleidoscope: Garden Tour – Midsummer
Yes, I know the summer has flown, but I did promise, when I posted my “early phase” Cedar House garden tour a few weeks back, that I would return with updates as the season progressed and our gardens grew in … Continue reading
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Tagged astilbes, Atlantic, beach, begonias, caladiums, day lilies, deck planting, elephant ears, Fire Island, flowers, Gardening, gardens, geraniums, hostas, hybiscus, hydrangeas, landscaping, mandevilla, petunias, pool deck, roses
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Day Lilies!
My penchant for day lilies is not hard to fathom, as they were one of Mama’s favorite flowers – she of the very green thumb – and we never moved anywhere that she did not, as one of her first … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, day lilies, flowers, Gardening, nature
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