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Blog Social and Spiritual Capital
- By Jim Burklo
- Posted on August 23rd, 2011
One major value of religion is its tendency to build social capital for people, creating networks of relationships that sustain them in both practical and spiritual ways. …
Blog Frank Discussions
- By Buzz Stevens
- Posted on August 23rd, 2011
“Words not only affect us temporarily; they change us, they socialize or unsocialize us.” - David Reisman, The Lonely Crowd, 1950 My wife and I were invited to join…
Blog Arguing from Silence
- By Allan R. Bevere
- Posted on August 22nd, 2011
The other evening we were approaching a restaurant where we were going to eat our evening meal. On the door was a sign that has become fairly familiar, particularly in coastal…
Blog Respecting Community Standards
- By Lou Hornberger
- Posted on August 21st, 2011
Ruth 4:1-10 England’s Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson returned from their vacations early, and Parliament was recalled from their recess as well. …
Blog Empowering the Need
- By Lou Hornberger
- Posted on August 21st, 2011
Ruth 2:8-18 Just in case you have managed to avoid every news source, let me tell you that there are currently about fourteen million Americans who are unemployed. Most of…
Blog After They Said "Brain Tumor"
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on August 18th, 2011
“Brain tumor.” Among the many words you don’t want to hear come out of the mouth of a doctor, these are pretty high up on the list. Even the mitigating words…