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Today, it’s all about Steve Jobs’ gadgets — but what of the man?
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remims
It’s all about Steve today. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple computers, who died, too young, on Tuesday. But the praise for the man, certainly deserved as an innovator and consummate marketer in the digital age, has entered the realm of hyperbole. Good grief. Rest in peace, Steve. But at this rate, Jobs may become the…
Faith and belief: What I’ve learned from Mormons, Hasidim and a medicine man
By
remims
Living in Utah, I’ve gotten used to The Question: Are you a Mormon? No, I’m not. The closest I ever came to considering becoming a Latter-day Saint was in high school, when I developed a huge crush on a Mormon girl. She had long, dark hair and warm brown eyes that went on forever, but…
Hear the one about God . . . wanting you to read this blog?
By
remims
In the mostly Pentecostal/fundamentalist churches my Dad pastored, quips that played off scriptures would get a quick frown, if not a secretive note or phone call to the Rev. Robert E. Mims Sr. advising that his son was “in need of much prayer and counseling.” Hey, that actually was a quote from one note. And…
Of prophets and fools: The difference between the real, the self-professed
By
remims
Sometimes, you need a crazy, loud or even obnoxious prophet to shake people up, make them rethink the slippery moral slope they are on and make a commitment to turn around and do what’s right. John the Baptist, who identified himself as “the voice of one crying in the wilderness,“ knew about confronting the evil of…
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