Category Archives: Wake Up Calls

A Little Foolishness Goes a Long Way

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

As I held my nose and scanned the surface of the propaganda landfill that passes for journalism in America these days, two stories that are sadly troubling for different reasons caught my attention. One was a story about a contentious … Continue reading →

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Scrap Your Secret Server

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

The endless news of Hillary Clinton’s secret server reminds me of the portable tape recorder I got for Christmas when I was twelve. I have no rational explanation for what possessed the adults in my family to give such a … Continue reading →

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Warning–Your Cat May Not Really Love You

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

This report may be hard for you if you’re a cat lover—and by that, I mean the kind of cat lover that feels compelled to take your relationship to the ‘next level’, like maybe having those little cat-paw stickers on … Continue reading →

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Somebody Grab an Axe!

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

If the trees and shrubs scattered around the Gallagher compound could respond like regular folks, they’d run away and hide when they see my wife coming. She’s a compulsive pruner. She will prune anything that looks like it might be … Continue reading →

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We Cannot Help But Speak

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Conflict with the ruling authorities is not new to followers of Jesus Christ. It was a fact of life in the earliest days of the Church. In the midst of the Messianic awakening gaining ground in Jerusalem after the public … Continue reading →

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Sidetracks, Cul-de-sacs, and Scenic Roads to Nowhere

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

My first visit to the neighborhood we now call home left me feeling like some kind of alien. At that point, my wife and I lived in a village in Alaska that boasted of having about 800 to 1100 people, … Continue reading →

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