Rules of the Game

Steve Coburn’s tirade on Saturday about the unfairness of allowing horses that hadn’t run in either the Derby or the Preakness to run in the Belmont (his excuse for why his horse, California Chrome, didn’t win the Triple Crown) got me to thinking about human suffering, and the God who allows it.  Weird, huh? But […]

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How Long to Sing This Song?

Do you recognize the phrase, “How Long to Sing This Song?”?  It’s from U2’s song “40,” loosely based on Psalm 40.  I can’t say I understand the full meaning of the lyrics, but seeing as it was written during the time of conflict in Northern Ireland, that’s a big clue. But I’m thinking, of course, […]

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