Forney Charities
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No Barriers
One of the ads I so like is from a sponsor of the PBS Nightly News. It is from an old alma mater, California State University Long Beach. Filmed at a graduation ceremony, students come processing by a row of huge block letters proclaiming,… Continue Reading “No Barriers”
I Have Heard of Your Faith
This tumultuous week-that-was began inauspiciously. I opened the computer e-mail on Sunday evening to check it there were any pressing demands on my time, my money or my brain power. What I found was not some scam from a Nigerian prince with millions of… Continue Reading “I Have Heard of Your Faith”
What A Difference a Day Makes
On any given day one’s prospects can change radically. Any day can be the one that makes all the difference for the rest of one’s life. Dinah Washington sang it so well: “What a difference a day makesTwenty-four little hoursBrought the sun and the… Continue Reading “What A Difference a Day Makes”
My Mama Done Tol’ Me
At some point my brother and I learned what most young fellows inevitably learn. You can’t fool Mom. The lady has eyes in the back of her head. She had her ways of finding out just about any mischief we had gotten into. She… Continue Reading “My Mama Done Tol’ Me”
Holy Mackerel
“Get that thing out of here. It smells to high heaven!” Or something to that effect, my mom was yelling. There I proudly stood at the kitchen door with a gunny sack of fish I had caught that day. Growing up in Long Beach,… Continue Reading “Holy Mackerel”
We Can Do This
I used to have a little Bishop’s Miter cactus in a small blue pot. Actually, it was our son Christopher’s plant. It’s now in a new home in our relandscaped side yard of drought-tolerant plants. And every time this year, as Easter approaches, what… Continue Reading “We Can Do This”
Keep Hope Alive
“Let the same Mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human… Continue Reading “Keep Hope Alive”
No Slouching
New beginnings are afoot for the Forneys. Our son has become engaged to a most delightful woman with a wedding planned a year or so down the road. When asked if she or her family came from any faith tradition, he answered that they… Continue Reading “No Slouching”
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I began as a geology major in college, but in my senior year transferred to the psychology department. It seemed, more and more that studying rocks and the eons long ago of tree ferns and dinosaurs had little to do with the real-life problems… Continue Reading “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”
Aliens in a Strange Land
We see the grim faces of mothers pushing strollers waiting in lines that stretch for hours. Hundreds, mostly women and children, seeking refuge from indiscriminate bombing. Many have had little sleep and little to eat. Sanitation facilities are in horrid shape or non-existent. Husbands,… Continue Reading “Aliens in a Strange Land”
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