Tag Archives: God

I Tried My Hand at Writing a Children’s Story in 2000

Posted on October 15, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Jessie: First Impressions This is the gentle little story of a young girl living in the farmland of British Columbia during the 1950’s. Her world is simple and her life is easy, as are her thought about the Universe. The … Continue reading →

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It’s a Coming-of-(Spiritual)-Age Story

Posted on May 15, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) Ordinarily, I wouldn’t give a film like this a second glance. Coming-of-age stories can be interesting, if they’re set in the right time frame. This one is dated 1970. (I also suspect … Continue reading →

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Suddenly, This Old Meme is Back Again:

Posted on July 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

But Who Wins? During World War II, both sides of the conflict thought they had God on their side. Still, one side won and the other lost. Hasn’t anyone learned the lesson, yet? Thinking that you are doing God’s will … Continue reading →

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Is It Good to Withdraw from the World?

Posted on July 17, 2024 by cdsmiller17

I said in my post from two days ago that I think I should just let the rest of the world go by and concentrate on my search for spiritual knowledge. Even that idea has many points to consider, both … Continue reading →

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Taking Responsibility for One’s Actions

Posted on July 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Is This the Result of Positive Thinking? We all sin. There’s no getting away from that truth. Most of us pay for our sins in small ways, and sometimes in large ways. But some think they are above the law, … Continue reading →

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Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day

Posted on July 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Divine Prophecy I was watching a YouTube channel that purports to share God’s Word about what is going on in the world with politics and the environment. The YouTuber is a sincere Christian and he is trying his best to … Continue reading →

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בְּרֵאשִׁית: “In Beginning”

Posted on May 24, 2024 by cdsmiller17

At Creation, “Let There Be Light” Bereshit: this is the other word my optometrist and I discussed, yesterday. There is speculation about how it should be translated because we cannot know what happened before God’s first thought. Rabbi Jonah taught … Continue reading →

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Remember What I Said About Cycles Repeating?

Posted on April 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Redeeming Love (2022) A family member recommended this film on Netflix. We watched it last night. There is no more a depressing story than that of a prostitute in goldrush California times. As a film, it takes its time to … Continue reading →

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John Lennon’s Ultimate Confession

Posted on November 21, 2023 by cdsmiller17

God The dream is over, what can I say? God is a conceptBy which we measure our pain I’ll say it again God is a conceptBy which we measure our painYeah, pain, yeah I don’t believe in magicI don’t believe … Continue reading →

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And Writing about the Timing of Poems being Published

Posted on September 15, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Last Words of an Unknown Soldier Poem (June 15, 1944) I wrote about this poem in my post “Why I Write…” and now that I have explored the idea of charting when a poem is published widely for the first … Continue reading →

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