Category Archives: Character

What a boy can handle

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Yesterday evening we were in the van on our way to the library and then some supper and I pondered aloud “I wonder if there ever was a king that understood that he served the people; a king that acted … Continue reading →

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Initial Musings on Sir Thomas More’s Utopia

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Kay Pelham

I am currently working my way through Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. I’m a third of the way through and I don’t know what the author’s conclusion will be.  Is he fer or agin it? Does he believe this ideal society … Continue reading →

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The nobility of the ready and pro-active learner

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Paul and Silas had had to skedaddle out … Continue reading →

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Reprove a wise man

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Kay Pelham

There’s something you have no idea about. You have no idea how much I love you and Dad both. Just something my son said to me the other night while he and I were chilling in front of the TV. … 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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