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Feb 3, 2012

Saturday Night Live: Last Word on Finances

Sam Van Eman

Some believe money is the root of all evil; others believe evil comes from the lack of money. I'm not convinced either is true. Money certainly touches us, and we find that we're connected to those touches more than we care to admit....

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Feb 3, 2012

Till Money Do Us Part

Cheryl Smith

“I can’t do this anymore!” he says through clenched teeth. His hands clutch the dark waves of hair now mixed with a hint of gray. I try swallowing the lump in my throat. In our nearly five and a half years of marriage, Peter has been the family CFO....

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Jan 27, 2012

Art May Not Be Truth, But It Tells It

Kelly Sauer

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and for the artists, this may never become cliché. We walk around in constant wonder, proving it true again and again. Art brings the eternal into the boundaries of time....

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Jan 27, 2012

Don’t Buy This Jacket

Howard Freeman

Apparently, when I walk into certain retail stores and see ten feet of open space, I’m psychologically comforted....

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Jan 20, 2012

Community Post: Promised Land Gone

Sam Van Eman

The following article continues our Fridays on the topic of personal finance. In 1996, my grandfather died, taking with him 200 years of stability and nearly two million dollars in property. “Do you know what happened to the old Homestead, Sammy?” Norman asked, shaking his head in disbelief....

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Jan 20, 2012

Year of Plenty: First We Rest

Craig Goodwin

The following excerpt by Craig Goodwin adds a humorous Sabbath component to our Friday conversations about personal finance. ----- Normal people would plan months in advance for an experiment like this. Perhaps they would start in spring with the hopeful appearance of asparagus sprigs and onion shoots....

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Jan 17, 2012

Vocational Surfing: Would Someone Puhleeze Ride that Wave?

Sam Van Eman

My friend refuses to eat at TGI Friday’s for theological reasons. Work was given to us before the fall of humankind, not after. For that reason, work is a good thing, as opposed to being the cause for exclaiming some form of tgif.  When Friday rolls around, are you glad the work week is over?...

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Jan 13, 2012

The Jungle Book

David K Wheeler

The following article by David K. Wheeler begins four Fridays of conversation on the topic of personal finance. In brief, we'll address book-buying, cutting back, giving more, and money in marriage. ----- One year ago a remarkable thing happened....

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Jan 6, 2012

Culture Link: The Influence of Scripture on Famous Literature

Sam Van Eman

Author and New York Times contributor, Marilynne Robinson, reminds us, "The Bible is the model for and subject of more art and thought than those of us who live within its influence, consciously or unconsciously, will ever know." Her piece on the Bible's impact on famous literature will require your attention, but its reward is the reminde...

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Dec 30, 2011

PhotoPlay Gallery: Sounds of Your Season

Kelly Sauer

In December, our PhotoPlay and Random Acts of Poetry prompts focused on the sounds of the season. Our PhotoPlay gallery (below) is a festive collection of the sounds of your Christmas that has left us wanting more....

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