Archive for October 2011

Wow! That seems to have come out of nowhere! But that is exactly what I heard when I took my daughter to see her dad (my ex) at a park a few days ago. I suppose the old lady who told us that Obama was our punishment from God was trying to be a good…

In a recent discussion on ways to prevent certain illnesses, I was surprised to hear a dear friend say that one of his favorite Bible quotes is “God helps those who help themselves.” I always thought it was part of a song, like you would hear in Saturday morning cartoons. Turns out we were both…

One of my most treasured possessions is the Holy Bible that my grandmother gave me when I was a little girl. I admit that I have not read the whole thing. It is on my to-read list, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Even though I have not read the whole Bible, I…

 NOTICE: In 2019, I combined my less active blogs, including “Religion Plus Common Sense,” to twimconotes.blogspot.com . The below post was my opening statements when I originally started “Religion Plus Common Sense. Too often it feels like the world is telling me that I must choose between religion and common sense. That I cannot believe…