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The Tower of Babel

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

A stranger on the other side of the world taught me that the Tower of Babel was a blessing. Let me explain. I was tooling around Facebook late last night when a lady I’ve never met accepted my friend request. … Continue reading →

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Accidental Blessings, Part 2

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

It was the winter of 1994-95. Because of some major rearrangements in my circumstances, I was at a strange juncture in my life and found myself suddenly in need of work.

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Accidental Blessings

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“Coincidence is when God acts anonymously.” –Unknown “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

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The God of Turtles

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Douglas Abbott

“Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.”  –James B. Conant  I really started liking turtles after an unusual experience I had 

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Beauty and Truth

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Douglas Abbott

What if, more than anything else, all this is about truth? 

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Juneau Glacier

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Douglas Abbott

“I went to the woods because I wanted to learn what life had to teach; and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”       –Henry David Thoreau, Walden 

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Bella

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Douglas Abbott

“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.”   –Carl Sandburg I was with a friend this afternoon having one of those relaxed, free-floating Sunday conversations. We got around to discussing the possibility of an outing to an … Continue reading →

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