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Good and the Assault on Goodness
This writer sees the eyes roll when I suggest I am writing this column to support and rehabilitate the word “good”. The more interested people who contest this approach ask me if I am promoting the all out relativity of… Continue reading
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Good, Power, Minds and Hearts
The one good lesson that can be learned from this era is there is no hammer big enough or power sufficient to overcome the power of good minds and powerful hearts. Nations will concede a lot but they ultimately won’t… Continue reading
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Good, and Words Better Than Mine from Ranier Maria Rilke
Sometimes when life gets just a notch too crazy it no longer feels as if it matters if you are a believer or not, religious or not, powerful or powerless, vulnerable or safe, right or left, extremist, radical or common… Continue reading
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Good , Ungrounded and the Secular Ecumenical Virtues
Growing up in our divided country is a numbing challenge for both today’s youth and young adults. The current government is busy trashing the language of virtue, disdaining ethics, and simply ignoring morality. Our leadership is promoting pragmatism, and purely… Continue reading
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Good, leadership and the Chains of Retribution
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we would like to punish we would find in each life a sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all our hostility. Henry. Wadsworth Longfellow as quoted by Magaret Wheatley in… Continue reading
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Good and What We Want to be True
Truth is not what we want it to be, but rather what it is. In an esoteric discussion of black holes, David Kaiser a professor of physics and science at M.I.T. made an elegant summary of their discussion of science… Continue reading
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Good, AI Propaganda, and Two Goliaths Seeking their David
The David and Goliath story is known in both secular and religious contexts to almost every man woman and child raised in western culture. The giant of a warrior with shining armor, certain of victory, is brought down by a… Continue reading
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Good and Saving Your Soul for the Long Struggle
The Good Decisions Project’s series of posts, the current news, and this writers instincts warn that the current life of an activist and resister to the chaotic, often brutal policies in the United States can lead to the malnutrition of… Continue reading
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Good, Mercy, Forgiveness and Grace in 2026
Mercy is the softening that arises when love sees our suffering, our limits, and our humanity — and chooses not to punish, abandon, or condemn. (Author unknown) Yes I understand we are currently living under a rule and culture that… Continue reading
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Good, Generosity, and Poverty; the Ultimate Values Clarifier
True poverty reduces one to their true values but poverty is such a hard edged teacher. One can easily present as a good person if one has sufficient resources, but obeying your own authority regarding the values of good from… Continue reading
