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Flashback Friday: That time Eartha Kitt made the First Lady cry.
LBJ LIBRARY PHOTO BY KEVIN SMITH I love the above picture. I love that in 1968, Eartha Kitt, singer, dancer, Catwoman, invited to one of those oh-so proper “Ladies who Lunch”…
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The Preachers: Father Divine, god to millions.
(Image Source: NewsWorks) I first heard the name “Father Divine” as a child from my mom, musing over her grandmother’s occasional penchant for following (via correspondence, radio or TV) some rather…
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The Preachers: Rev. Jim Jones and the horror in Guyana.
(Image and Caption from “The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones & The Peoples Temple”) I just finished “The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones & The Peoples Temple” by Jeff Guinn and, really,…
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Lent- Day 39: Good Friday.
C.S. Lewis (Image Source) An excerpt from today’s reading of my Lenten devotional book, “Preparing for Easter” by C.S. Lewis, titled “What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?”: Then…
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Lent- Day 38: Tonight we eat and drink, for tomorrow He dies.
The Last Supper. Today is Maundy Thursday, A.K.A., the day before Black Friday. From Wikipedia: Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday,…
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Lent- Palm Sunday: Hosanna
(Image Source: Youtube) Happy Palm Sunday! Today’s song is Israel Haughton’s “Hosanna”. I hope you have a blessed Holy Week. Please remember to say a prayer for our Coptic Brothers and…
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Lent- Day 31: Still missing?
(Image via Buzzfeed; Evan Hurd Photography / Getty Images) Remember how I talked about the Missing Richard Simmons podcast last month? Well, it wrapped, and while it did make me think, it won’t…
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Lent- Day 30: Have a slice.
(Humble pie. Can I get you a slice? Image Source) Zoe’s Bible lesson for today was on Jesus’ parable of The Pharisee and Tax Collector found in Luke 18:9-14. By the way,…
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Lent- Day 27: For rich or poor.
(Image source: YouTube) My home infusion nurse Charlie was over on Wednesday, administering IVIG. While the Gamunex dripped into my vein through my accessed PowerPort, he spoke about visiting a very…
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Lent- Day 23: The most hated woman in America.
Melissa Leo as Madalyn Murray O’Hair in Netflix’s “The Most Hated Woman in America”. (Image: Google) Over the weekend I watched Netflix’s new biopic “The Most Hated Woman in America” about…
