Monthly Archives: March 2010

Holy Week and Easter

I was indeed fortunate to be in the Holy Land this year. To walk at the places where Jesus and so many others walked was a special experience. It is a special place and a troubled place. I look forward … Continue reading

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Healthcare reform epilogue

Today, March 23, 2010, Health Care Reform legislation was signed into law. It really is health insurance reform. Health care reform will have to wait for another day. This does not diminish the great accomplishment made by Congress and the … Continue reading

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A Perfect World

Doing what needs to be done in “a perfect world” is a laudable goal. In a perfect world, everyone would do for others as they would wish to be treated. In a perfect world, the homeless would be housed and … Continue reading

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Another Way to Observe Lent

Lent is one of the later seasons added to the church year. There are obvious allusions to Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness when the length of the season was fixed at 40 days. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform and Bankruptcy

Harvard and Ohio University researchers published a study about the relation between bankruptcy filings and the cost of health care last year. The statistics are alarming. 62% of all bankruptcy filings were due to crushing health care debt. Even more … Continue reading

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