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Civility Message

July 26, 2018
Civility Message

Dear Friends,

As we go home for our summer break, let us please keep in mind that nothing can polarize congress and community but the belief in, and practice of, polarity politics. A little of the oil of civility in Congress will prevent a deluge of discord in the nation.

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April 26, 2018
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Dear Friends,

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September 28, 2017
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September 27, 2017

Lately, I have been contemplating the President's response to numerous athletes' peaceful protests during the National Anthem. This is what I would have liked to hear him say:

My Fellow Americans,

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May 2, 2017
Civility Message

Dear Friends,

Serving in the ministry has a benefit that goes unnoticed. Ministers must constantly read and collect, mentally, many ideas of the world's great thinkers. Although he was an agnostic, Omar Khayyam, the prolific Persian polymath and poet, offed what I consider to be one of the most majestic truths ever penned:

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March 24, 2017
Civility Message

Dear Friends,

Let me begin by saying that I did not serve in the military. I was turned down by the draft board in Houston, Texas because of two debilitating football injuries. Nevertheless, I quite often seek stories from the military. They make very good illustrations for life.

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February 27, 2017
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Dear Friends,

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December 6, 2016
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Dear Friends,

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September 20, 2016
Civility Message

Dear Friends,

During the seven years my family spent in public housing, my buddies and I had some of our greatest adventures in a wooded area we called “The Pasture.” We had an opportunity to play war and jungle games because there were unlimited hiding places and if we had a moment of bravery, we could cross the creek and never be found.

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