Tag Archives: honesty

The hypocrisy of glorifying what you won’t imitate

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Kay Pelham

My little status update from Facebook this morning: I think that most folks who honor and glory in the founders of this nation and their actions, would rather just do that, and not imitate those actions. We love those stories … Continue reading →

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Lessons of Integrity from Fathers

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Kay Pelham

For many years my two favorite literary dads have been Atticus Finch and Pa Ingalls. This year I was introduced to Charlie Moody in his son Ralph’s memoir titled Little Britches. I loved just about everything about this man as … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of Hypocrites – Guest Post by Jack Pelham

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Kay Pelham

The following was a post Jack made at a discussion forum this week. For a simple post in an ongoing discussion, I thought it made a pretty complete article on the subject. And so I present it to my friends … Continue reading →

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He rises up to call me blessed?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James and I are reading John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress over a period of two years as suggested by the lovely advisers at Ambleside Online. In our reading this week, Christian (the pilgrim who is progressing) has met another progressing pilgrim … Continue reading →

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New thoughts on Consistency while reading Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Kay Pelham

I hesitate to write anything until I’m done with the 12 pages in my printed out copy of “Self-Reliance,” but I decided to say this much about Consistency and how I relate to what (I think) he’s saying.  Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Ready to Fly Away?

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James and I practice Hymn Study as suggested by Ambleside Online which is modeled on the ideas of Charlotte Mason.  We learn the song and sing it once a week for a month (more if we like).  As I said … Continue reading →

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