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Author: David Lowry

  • St. Clare’s Mirror.

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    Place yourself before the mirror, look upon the mirror of perfect love each day… St. Clare of Assisi Father Richard Rhor[1] says of this quote, that St. Clare understood that spiritual gifts are always reflected gifts. But what exactly does that mean? Looking Glass Self There is a sociological notion, called the looking-glass self theory.…

  • The Fundraiser

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    Last night I went to a special fundraising dinner for Predisan—a medical missionary organization that helps to oversee more than 20 clinics for untold thousands of Hondurans who live in the high elevations far away from civilization. For most, these small clinics are the only source of available medical care. American churches have been good…

  • The Boy with the Box Briefcase

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    Looking back I think I was an unusual 7th grade boy.  My growth spurt had not kicked in and I was only four and a half feet tall–making me one of the smaller boys in my junior high school.  Additionally, I liked briefcases and I carried one to school.  It was a cheap little imitation…

  • The Ticket

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    One week ago late in the evening I was driving home from an event when I noticed flashing lights behind me. I had that sinking feeling that comes when you realize that you are going to be pulled over by the police. These things used to make my heart race and my blood pressure rise.…

  • The Wrong Person for the Job

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    Just something I noticed… Hello! Is it just me or does it seem that everywhere I go someone feels they must point out that, *So and so is not the best man or woman for the job? The wrong man is the president, the wrong person is leading the company, the wrong person is teaching this class, the wrong person…

  • The Beginning

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    Once when I was a little boy I lost my parents. I was not quite three years old but I was pondering how it was that I could lose my parents. I wasn’t sure exactly what I did, but one day I had a family and the next day it was just my younger sister…

  • Sedona, AZ

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    I don’t have a bucket list–but if I did Sedona, Arizona would have to be on it.  I’ve heard about the place for many years and decided that I had to take a few days of vacation there. I’m going to do some things that are fun and silly while I’m here.  I will take…

  • Always good to see the fam

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    When Cary and I travel together we always get around to talking about our families.  I think it’s one of those habitual pastimes that we enjoy–because we do it so often.  I wonder, if others talk about their families the way we do–or if we are odd or something? Do you conclude that the rest of…

  • Hobby Lobby–It’s not the end of the world

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    So yesterday the supreme court announced that closely held companies may exclude contraception from employee health plans if it runs afoul of a companies religious beliefs. This ruling is being hailed as a victory for religious freedoms by the right and an attack upon women by the left. It is neither. It is not a victory for religious…

  • Losing Weight

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    I was a skinny kid.  I weighed about 120 pounds in the picture you see above.  I weighed a few pounds more when I got married and held that weight until my 40s. But gradually, the weight began to add on.  In my mind, I was still that skinny kid–but everyone but me could see…