Sep 17
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Unintended consequences occur when something bad happens when you expected good results instead. It happens in our elections, and it...
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Sep 10
Surviving Boston Drivers
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Upon moving to Massachusetts for work, I spent my first few weeks terrified by Boston drivers. Not...
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Sep 10
BARGAINING WITH GOD?
I once met a woman on a flight in Australia who told me this story. She had a companion who was traveling with her on a major airline. It...
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Sep 3
Retirement is weird
—a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection I thought retirement would be different. Like many, I had spent decades working and saving;...
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Sep 3
HOT DOGS
We just had the Labor Day holiday, and it was a hot dog and hamburger feast. Americans love hot dogs and according to data by Nielsen, in...
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Aug 30
Stories of Three Churches
San Francesco in Assisi, Italy Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland
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Aug 28
A Fingerpost Murder
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) An Instance of the Fingerpost , that wonderful novel by Iain Pears, kicks off with a murder, and...
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Aug 27
BUTTERFLIES AND BUTTERCUPS
When I sit out on the back verandah of my unit, butterflies often come near me, yellow ones and orange ones. I want them to land on me,...
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Aug 21
The Veep-stakes
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) The Vice President of the United States is presently very high-profile. That’s not always been the...
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Aug 20
AN ADVOCATE
Have you ever needed an advocate, someone who speaks on your behalf? When we can’t handle something, we may need an advocate, someone who...
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