I tried this experiment on Sunday during silent worship. I started with the word “gift” and tossed it into the shallow waters of my mind like an anchor. Occasionally I drifted far enough away that the line grew taut and I remembered my focus: “gift.” I turned this word over and over […]

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I don’t know why this isn’t bigger news: former Deputy Attorney General James Comey gave a gripping account of Alberto Gonzales’ attempt to take advantage of the Attorney General Ashcroft’s critical illness–the man was hospitalized, medicated and in great pain–to push through a Justice Department authorization of the NSA wiretap program (which the Department had […]

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I’ve always been one to go to sleep as soon as my head is snug in my pillow. Last night it took me over an hour to fall asleep. I’ve been up since three, and after two hours of struggling, I’m giving up the fight. It’s a good time to turn to […]

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