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In mountain climbing ascending above 8000 meters is entry into the "Death Zone." Rightfully named because of the radical risks placed on the human body. From lung and brain edema (swelling of lungs, brain with fluid), frostbite, insomnia, loss of … Continued
Jesus scolded "Doubting Thomas" for requiring visual evidence before believing. But God must chuckle about our visual evidence demands when the very process of transfering any image (holy or not) to the little movie theatre in our brain is in … Continued
We've all heard the cliche, "You are what you eat." Dr. Ramani Durvasula wrote a book called "You are why you eat." But a lot of times we just simply eat what we see. In other words, if there is … Continued
Recently, my trousers have begun shrinking in the waist. It may have something to do with factors other than the fabric. So I'm looking at dealing with those "deadly 5 whites:" (processed sugar, processed flour, dairy, white rice and wheat.) … Continued
What are "absolutes"? Let's see: Number of sides in an octagon, number of degrees in a right angle, Pi (to the millionth decimal point), death, taxes,… But before you become dogmatic, consider that the folks in the Toulambi tribe of … Continued
When its all been said and done and you attain those glorious rock-hard body parts, what's next? What can you do with them other than show them off. Secretly, I wish I "could show them off," but I'm still trying … Continued
Lady Soul Areatha Franklin sang the peppy song "Who's Zoomin Who" in 1985. The album of the same name has never been out of print. But the idea is not original to the Queen of Soul. In the Sermon on … Continued
The newly elected Pope Francis Bergoglio of Argentina is the first Jesuit to be voted pontiff. Small, private, Jesuit Gonzaga University in Spokane is currently ranked No. 1 in the men's college basketball polls. Nice going Ignatius. I don't know … Continued
Could it be that we are afraid of grace? Absolutely. Because real grace will probably cause one to change. In other words, most of us would love to receive grace but hang on to patterns or things that sometimes cause … Continued
Carl Jung said that the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally unsolveable. They can only be outgrown. That's not a cop out. 4000 years of living together and we still can't get along. This doesn't mean give … Continued