Tag Archives: God

The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ May 11, 2014

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Chip Murray

“We stand tonight on Capitol Hill, in the city named after the one who gave that prophetic warning, to ask, can a nation drive out the name of God from its public square, and the Word of God from its … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ May 4th, 2014

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Chip Murray

Good Sunday Morning Dear Friend! I would like to thank my friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis whose lives have touched me in spirit over the past week. Athos, Porthos & Aramis are alike in many ways. They each possess very … Continue reading →

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Making Music Together

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Chip Murray

I’ll be away from my writing for the next few days, so this one will be my Saturday and Sunday Tune-up all rolled into one…inspired by the woman who “makes me sing”; my wife Jodi. When I was a kid, … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ Easter Sunday 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Chip Murray

Good Sunday Morning Dear Friend. This holy week which began with a Passover Seder with family and friends on Monday leading up to the holiest day for Christians today, has been something of a strangely powerful journey for me. I … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ April 6th, 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Chip Murray

Good Sunday Morning Dear Friend! It is an especially wonderful time of the year for Christians and Jews here on the doorstep of Passover and Easter. It is a powerful time of prayer, thankfulness, renewal, rebirth, new life, re-commitment, and … Continue reading →

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“It’s Only a Movie”…Isn’t It?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Chip Murray

“When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns its … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ February 23, 2014

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Chip Murray

Holistic Education ~ “a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace.”~ Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Evil and the Sleeping Giants

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Chip Murray

From this 1989 scene in China to the more recent outbreaks of civil unrest in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Ukraine & Venezuela, we are witnessing the old familiar with a frightening new twist. In each and every case we are dealing … Continue reading →

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the Damage Done

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Chip Murray

I’ve seen the needle and the damage done A little part of it in everyone ~ Neil Young Sunday morning (I) wrote, “Our cultural rot is so pervasive it is hard to imagine how we can survive it. If we’re … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ January 26th, 2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Chip Murray

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~ Victor Frankl Good Sunday Morning Dear Friend. Have you noticed how the … Continue reading →

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