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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Archive for November, 2004

Be Thankful!

Thursday, November 25th, 2004 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | No Comments »

It strikes me that Thanksgiving is most spiritual American holiday. Christmas has largely become the holiday of merchandise, and Easter is too, to a lesser extent. All Saint's Eve—once the day of remembering all the heroes of the Christian faith—has ...

What am I?

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004 Posted in My Life, Spirituality | No Comments »

A friend of mine at work passed out a questionnaire she wrote for a class about language, race, and "social class." Needless to say, I had fun with it. One really good part was the question "Does your language reflect your ...

Back to MT

Monday, November 22nd, 2004 Posted in Site log / Geek | No Comments »

Well, it's back to MT. Blogger was convenient, but I want flexibility and power more than convenience. The main thing that drove me crazy about Blogger was the lack of categories. MT's category support should be very helpful for ...

The Kingdom and the Empire redux

Friday, November 12th, 2004 Posted in Peace and Justice, Spirituality | No Comments »

A few years ago, I posted a page on this site contrasting the Kingdom that Jesus preached with the Empire(s) that man builds. The Empire is about power, control, influence and thought. The Kingdom is about love. Even in most ...