Character, Leadership, Plus Don and the Sneaker Con

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

There are sneakers that cost more than an iPod. ~ Steve Jobs Republicans buy sneakers, too. ~ Michael Jordan In the last two Presidential elections, a great percentage of evangelical Christians and some other stripes of self-identifying Christians Read more [...]

Bill Russell (1934 – 2022) ~ R.I.P.

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Legendary athlete and a great champion of civil rights, Bill Russell's story is a beacon of hope for those who suffer from or hate bigotry, systemic racism, injustice, exploitative inequality, and dehumanization. Like the late Congressman from Georgia, Read more [...]

Those Who Live by the Lie Will Die by the Lie ~ A Life-Line

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

A FALSE STATEMENT Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone by force. ~ Vladimir Putin A TRUE STATEMENT I never said half the things I said. ~ Yogi Berra* A FALSE STATEMENT I Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Becoming Whole not Perfect

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

One day Brother Weeps was talking about wholeness and holiness, emphasizing that neither has anything to do with perfection. "Perfection, or the preoccupation with it," he said, "which we call perfectionism, is the nemesis of holiness and a misguided Read more [...]

Our Cause for Concern

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Among the many lessons the American citizenry should have learned from the daily dishonorable behavior of former President Donald Trump is that leadership that lacks invited pushback, contrary ideas, and different viewpoints is doomed to move toward totalitarian Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise ~ Integrity / Part 4

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Integrity [ in–teg–ri-tee ] Part 4, The righteous walk in integrity— happy are the children who follow them. ~ Proverbs 20:7 Cease to do evil. Learn to do good. Make justice your home forever. ~ Isaiah 1:16 If the main arbiter for Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise ~ Integrity / Part 3

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Integrity [ in-teg-ri-tee ] Part 3, Saturday's Screed Only one question is worthy of supreme anxiety: How to live in a world pestered with lies and remain unpolluted, how not to be stricken with despair, not to flee but to fight and Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise ~ Integrity / Part 2

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Integrity [ in–teg–ri-tee ] Part 2 Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise ~ Integrity / Part 1

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Integrity [ in-teg-ri-tee ] Part 1 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. ~ Proverbs 11:3 You have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. Read more [...]

A Feather Weightier than the Daily Bombs

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

I haven't posted much of late as I'm busy writing other things. But I came across this by accident and it moved me. So, I thought I'd pass it on, in case you haven't seen it. Sometimes we find the best things in really strange places. Like on American Read more [...]

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