The Challenge of the Complicated Conversation

How I Chose the Name For This Publication

It all began innocently enough, with a search for links to share with my friend on Facebook. Her son was the only male in the dance class and wasn’t eager to share that information with his schoolmates. So I was showing her about Mikhail Baryshnikov, famous…

Disclaimer for ALL Stories

Any topic that qualifies as a complicated conversation generally contains a lot of heated passion from every side, regardless of the topic being explored. I will of course be talking from my own point of view, so go with the assumption that it’s my opinion. When I give facts, I…

The Politics of Religion (Alternately, The Religion of Politics)

“Truth is hate to those that hate the truth, and this is the truth. They don’t like it and they label me a hater, and it isn’t that at all. I love them enough to tell them they are on the wrong path.” ~~Christine Weick…

A Changing World (and not for the Better)

So Britain has voted, by a relatively slim but significant number, to bow out of the European Union (EU). Apparently many of those who had voted to leave are now Googling “EU” to find out just what exactly it was that they are getting out of. Also…

Sacred Violence

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen 1:26–27)

Faith-Based Wars: The First in a Series of Very Complicated Conversations

(NOTE: The italicized font option indicates use of “sarcasm font”. So sarcasm will look like this, see?)