Tag Archives: Sin

Me, Too. What Parents Can Do

Posted on October 22, 2017 by AECRM

There has recently been a light shown on the vast amount of sexual harassment or assault in social media by asking people who have been subjected to it to post the words: Me, Too. From looking through my friends’ posts … Continue reading →

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Names and Life are Weird. So is the Author.

Posted on September 18, 2017 by AECRM

Like many of us, I answer to a variety of names depending on who is calling: My eldest brother has called me Hornet since I was a young girl and sported a sweatshirt with my elementary school mascot. My Mom … Continue reading →

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Wounds and Sin

Posted on August 22, 2017 by AECRM

Our bodies carry our wounds. Some of them are painful reminders of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or of taking our eyes off the road. Some are sacred wounds that remind us of a blessing that … Continue reading →

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Kumbaya

Posted on July 2, 2017 by AECRM

I am at home, sicker than a dog, and that has left me with a short fuse – which just got lit. I read an article today about Christian pastors and priests leaving the church in droves. Recently I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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They Certainly Needed That!

Posted on April 14, 2017 by AECRM

There is a story my Momma used to tell me from time to time when I was growing up. I was born a year too late to meet my grandfathers – so my Mom told me a lot of stories … Continue reading →

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On Truth Telling, Betrayal, Secrets and Lies

Posted on March 19, 2017 by AECRM

This is the stuff that Philosophers, Theologians, Ethicists, Doctors, and Lawyers have argued about since time immemorial.  The post I am writing now is written after many conversations with family and friends over decades.  I can pretty well guarantee that … Continue reading →

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Burned Palms and Crazy People

Posted on March 1, 2017 by AECRM

Life is weird and so are most of the people I know.  I guess I gravitate toward people who are, as my dear brother David used to say, “a little out of round.”  The ones who are perfectly situated in … Continue reading →

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In Time of Trial: On Hobbits and Narnians

Posted on March 20, 2016 by AECRM

I started writing this post prior to Christmas when the recent events in Paris and California reminded me that we do not live in tranquil times. Life intervened and I hadn’t the time to finish it. Since then there have … Continue reading →

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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

Posted on October 8, 2015 by AECRM

Ah youth: endless, carefree days – adventure! Ah advancing age: clocks ticking – the blessings and curse of hindsight. If you knew then, what you know now, would you have chosen differently? In many instances – Of course you would … Continue reading →

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Colors and Names and Stories

Posted on March 22, 2015 by AECRM

The Christian church is now knee deep in Lent. For my non-Christian friends and readers, let me explain. Lent is the term that the Christian church gives to the forty-six days before Easter. You’ve heard, no doubt, of Mardi Gras? … Continue reading →

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