Category Archives: despair

Easter Message from Obi-Wan Kenobi: “The Force will be with you, always.”

Posted on April 7, 2012 by nancyjfinleysd

Several years ago during Easter dinner, a young friend asked, “What’s up with Easter?”  This particular Easter celebration was a secular one and my friend was unschooled in religious stories and symbols.  I think her curiosity was sincere and that … Continue reading →

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WHAT DID MARX REALLY SAY?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Most of us are familiar with Karl Marx’s famous quote: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.”  If we believe this, we might feel smugly superior that we are not of “the masses.”  We feel “special.”  We feel more intelligent and … Continue reading →

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PARADOX IS THE THUMBPRINT OF GOD

Posted on September 17, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding … Continue reading →

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