Forty-two years ago this past week-end, I took my SAT's as a senior at Morgan Park High School on the south side of Chicago. I had dreaded that Saturday, as I usually didn't do very well on those sorts of…
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Embracing Change Through Faith
Okay, I've had it. Last Sunday evening, we were out of coffee and I headed off to the grocery store, the Fresh Market, up on 146th Street near our home. To be sure, I would not have gone out to…
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That's right! November 1st is All Saint's Day - or in the French, Toussaint's Day. Odd isn't it? I guess technically, it is "tous saints" but it is the day each year that Christian denominations celebrate the saints who have…
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Chances are good that you were expecting something about Halloween this evening. Well, while that's something of an interesting topic, it so happens that tonight also marks my writing of the 200th post for Transitions by The Book. What makes…
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As Halloween approaches each year, my mind always goes back to an annual ritual our family celebrated each October. Because when I was a child, each fall, usually the 3rd Sunday of October, but sometimes the Sunday before Halloween (that…
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