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Tag: christian

The Value of “X” in Xmas

Posted on December 17, 2011December 19, 2011 by dcaldwell23

The X Factor in Christmas / Xmas Here’s a little game we can play. I’ll give the abbreviation and you name the person or character the abbreviation stands for . . . ready? J Lo      _________ FDR     _________ Dr J      _________ Ike       _________ 007       _________ CP3      _________ __________   Several years ago I was writing…

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Princes, Paupers, and Black Friday

Posted on November 26, 2011November 26, 2011 by dcaldwell23

Thanksgiving is about perspective and proportion. I sat before a Thanksgiving meal this week and surveyed the sumptuous spread. I couldn’t really get my brain around it all. The easy drive down the four-lane interstate to my in-laws’, the warmth of their home, the antacids at my fingertips for post-meal relief—the ease of my life…

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11/11/11 I Hate War

Posted on November 12, 2011November 14, 2011 by dcaldwell23

This is a re-do.  I submitted basically the same piece for Memorial Day.    When I was young, I cut my teeth on WWII movies where war was glorified.  John Wayne in The Green Berets made me zealous for militarism. On 11/11/11  I remember — again — the day I learned that war was not…

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Barbershop Theology: Ritual of Preparation

Posted on November 5, 2011February 12, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Spectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation.”  Roger Staubach I looked at the clock and mercifully it read, 5:35. Dad would end his day by putting away his scissors, resting his clippers, counting the cash in the drawer, and writing something in his ledger. But he would do that no earlier than 6pm. I knew I could…

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Barbershop Theology — God Almighty

Posted on October 15, 2011February 12, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Good God Almighty!” The words were as emphatic as they were profane; those three words seemed to be the natural and uninhibited expression in the moment. I looked to the entrance of Dad’s barbershop to see a soldier in his dress greens framed by the doorway. He was grinning ear to ear. I think he…

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