On Sunday, July 16, 2017, Roger Federer broke the record for Gentlemen’s Singles Finals Titles by winning his eighth Wimbledon
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Archives for Daniel’s Blog
Phenomenal Man: Tramell Tillman
OSF actor Tramell Tillman played the central character in James Baldwin’s Blues for Mister Charlie: Richard Henry, the young black man who is
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Phenomenal Men (thank you, Maya)
The irrepressible Dr. Maya Angelou of blessed memory wrote a joyous poem in celebration of the wonder of women. In
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Encountering Jessye
I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, For His eye is on the sparrow And I
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Under Our Skin: Towards a Racially Just and Caring Community
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. –Maya Angelou [This reflection is dedicated to actor and humanitarian,
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The Making of a True Gentleman
by Daniel Murphy “. . . no man who was not a true gentleman at heart ever was, since the
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Walking…and Listening
I love my music and audiobooks as much as any audiophile, and often an iPod and a long walk
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The Divine Imagination in the “Thisness” of Things
Recently, my friend Rabbi Joshua Boettiger (Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland, Oregon) asked me what I understood by Swiss theologian
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Falling with Grace: The Call to Become a True Elder
In this visionary work, Rohr writes about the duties of the first half of life and then charts the adventures
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Something Beautiful for God: The Logic of Self-Stewardship, part 2
There’s a logic embedded in this notion of self-stewardship. It goes like this. 1. God has made me in his
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