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Jim Donaher
Jul 4, 20172 min read
Pete and Maria
Happy 4th everybody! Two stories struck me this morning as I was scrolling through Facebook. The first was about Pete Frates, the local...
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Jim Donaher
Jun 18, 20173 min read
Hiding in Plain Sight or What Happens When You DON'T Assume...
Many years ago, one of my bosses, Betsy, told me something that turned out to be real wisdom. I knew it at the time, as the example she...
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Jim Donaher
Jun 11, 20175 min read
Lighten Up! God is Funny!
I have been a closet wise guy my whole life. I was always afraid of getting in trouble on any level, so I behaved myself when I was in...
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Jim Donaher
May 23, 20173 min read
Manchester
I want so much to say something helpful. I want so much to say something comforting, soothing, anything but controversial. I want to...
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Jim Donaher
Apr 30, 20174 min read
Sharing
I am fully aware of how some people react when I post bible verses or devotionals on my Facebook timeline. They are ‘turned off’ by...
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Jim Donaher
Apr 8, 20174 min read
Grace 2 - The Sequel
The first piece I posted about grace got a lot of interesting feedback so I wanted to follow up on a few of the comments. One thing I...
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Jim Donaher
Mar 27, 20173 min read
Grace
Grace, for one definition at least, is the state of your heart when you forgive, when you strive to understand and when you ‘cut some...
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Jim Donaher
Mar 23, 20173 min read
Sin
Much is written, said, implied and believed about ‘sin.’ The sense one gets from all this is that there is a hierarchy of sins, some of...
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Jim Donaher
Mar 19, 20173 min read
Encourage
What does it mean to encourage? Merriam-Webster defines it this way: Encourage Transitive Verb 1a : to inspire with courage, spirit,...
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Jim Donaher
Mar 8, 20174 min read
Love with Audacity
A friend posted a story on Facebook the other day, describing antisemitic graffiti found on park benches in the town where she grew up. ...
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Jim Donaher
Feb 18, 20174 min read
What's a Reasonable Person To Do?
As is so often the case lately, I am perplexed. On the one hand, we have the new president, behaving, let's just say, 'in an...
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Jim Donaher
Jan 24, 20172 min read
In Response to the Women's March and Its Aftermath
Susan Speer has crafted a well-written and thought provoking piece regarding the motivation behind the Women's March this past weekend....
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Jim Donaher
Dec 30, 20163 min read
Happy New Year - Fasten Your Seatbelts!
The new year is just ahead, and many are looking to 2017 with a sense of foreboding. The presidential election and many of the unnerving...
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Jim Donaher
Dec 10, 20165 min read
Kindness, Gentleness, Forgiveness
Kindness is pretty easy. As long as the person to whom you are extending this kindness is open, appreciative and easy to get along with....
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Jim Donaher
Dec 3, 20164 min read
Four Things for Christmas
Every year the holidays catch me by surprise. Although I paid attention at calendar time in kindergarten, like everyone else, I still...
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