Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

Life Isn’t the Only Thing God Sanctified

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Sometimes when we’re confronted with commenting on a sensitive issue, there’s a tendency to sort of ease into it gently, but we’re not choosing that route this time. Today we’ll just 

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Very Small Lights vs. A Very Dark World

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The closing portion of our church’s Christmas program always includes a candle lighting service. It takes my mind back to the first time I ever witnessed it. Years ago, my 

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No “Safe Zone” This Time

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I had thought about beginning this post with an apology for being so political, but the issues at stake in the upcoming election are not just political. They’re 

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No Magic “8-Ball” Needed

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

You’ll never guess what I saw on TV earlier this week. I turned on the news, a courageous thing to do, if I do say so myself,  and I was confronted with a veritable parade of 

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So ~Your Problem Is … ??

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Being an older guy, I’ve seen a few linguistic peculiarities come and go. Some of them sort of made sense, but others make me wonder. Conversational peculiarities come and go, but there’s one in particular that intrigues me because it 

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Laborers Needed ~ Not More Philosophers, Critics, and Entertainers

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

In a hyper-politicized atmosphere like the one surrounding us now, every problem seems to be cloaked in some aspect of party politics. Thus, envisioned solutions are dependent on 

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