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Category Archives: In the News
Blind Allegiance ~ Trust with a Nasty Twist (Part II, Follow the Leader Series)
In the Disney movie, Aladdin, there’s a scene early in the film in which Aladdin and his new-found friend, who’s really a Princess in disguise, are catching their breath and enjoying what was becoming a romantic moment in Aladdin’s quarters. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Allegiance ~ Trust with a Nasty Twist (Part II: Follow the Leader Series), By Faith ..., Gallagher's Pen, Jesus is the Good Shepherd, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher
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When ‘Follow the Leader’ Takes an Absurd Twist – Series, Part I
It occurs to me that 2020 has provided us with an unprecedented number of opportunities to apply the term, “unprecedented.” That may be an impressive achievement, but it isn’t particularly encouraging, since the term seems to be most often applied … Continue reading
Repeating the “Call for a Conversation”
At some point in the course of every news cycle these days, it seems as though someone is demanding that we “have a conversation” about one of the many problem issues plaguing our nation these days. As we watch the … Continue reading
Out of Strength, Made Weak
Strength is universally appealing. In my mid-teens, a magazine filled with pictures of muscular guys posing on beaches surrounded by beautiful girls caught my attention and led to one of my first major purchases, a set of barbells. I committed … Continue reading
Weaponizing the Dictionary
Introduction: A Word about the Context ~ As you read this, the Gallagher compound is officially (well, almost) on the road to our new home in Tennessee. The article that follows is a slightly edited piece that we published a couple … Continue reading