Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Value Of Free Will Is Choosing To Do The Right Thing.

Posted on August 16, 2016 by retiredday

Reading a passage in Jeremiah this morning, I was reminded that God gives us freewill and that the onus is on us to choose to do the right thing. Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but … Continue reading →

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‘Recollections’

Posted on August 11, 2016 by retiredday

This particular post is neither religious nor political. From time to time I like to take a break from the usual format of my blog, and simply share things from my life that hopefully everyone can appreciate.  This is how … Continue reading →

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The Heart Of Disbelief

Posted on August 8, 2016 by retiredday

A new movie has been recently released, entitled, “The Atheist Delusion” http://www.atheistmovie.com . I haven’t seen it, but the trailer is quite intriguing and got me to thinking. Reading holy Scripture makes it obvious to me now that everything that can … Continue reading →

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Remembering JFK

Posted on August 5, 2016 by retiredday

A comment to my last post about the Kennedy commencement speech got me to reminiscing about JFK. This morning I listened to the speech he gave at San Diego State. It was strong on education, backed up with a lot … Continue reading →

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What Is Success?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by retiredday

An article entitled, How the public views the secret to America’s success, was posted July 1, 2016 on the Pew Research Center web site http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/americas-success/ . It focused on two views: “Reliance on principles” and “Ability to change” and used … Continue reading →

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