CrossTalk – On the Web with Randy

I trust we all had a nice Fourth of July.  What did we actually celebrate?  In a nutshell . . . freedom!  As some of you might know, I had produced a TV special to honor the event titled “Our Divine Right of Freedom.”  I will add a link later this week to the material [...]

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Do you get tired of unending problems? Do sky-rocketing debt, futile wars, earthquakes, epidemics, political intrigue, and violent terrorism fill your thoughts? Are you fed up with finger-pointing and perpetual blame? It’s Barack Obama’s fault. It’s George W. Bush’s fault. It’s Israel’s fault. It’s those pesky Palestinians. It’s Wall Street. It’s big business. It’s healthcare. [...]

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Do you ever make excuses? Do you ever feel bad about making an excuse? Are excuses little more than well-reasoned justifications for failure? In any case, excuses are rarely helpful. Do you ever look for an excuse even before attempting a task? That seems like a method to delay starting a task just prior to [...]

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Please know that as we face the close of this year, I feel an emboldened confidence and a renewed vigor to enter 2010 in an overcoming faith with our friends, family, and partners.  We love you all very much!  We are only separated by geography.  Space is much easier to overcome than philosophy. Perhaps I [...]

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I am preparing to leave for Kol Nidre services as it is the evening of Yom Kippur. But I felt obliged to answer some of my email first. This one about Christmas trees got my attention.  George (not his real name) lives in a blended family and he had several questions.  Part of our communication [...]

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