A Commonplace Book by Joshua Lore

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18
Dec
Love is Always Conditional

Love is Always Conditional

I haven’t been active on here in quite a while, though fortunately, the reason is because I’ve been
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27
May
1 Corinthians 13, by Karl Persson

1 Corinthians 13, by Karl Persson

Well yes I am a fan, (Who wouldn’t be?) But some days I wish there were just a little
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10
Apr
Cultivating Peace in a Culture of War, Ctd.

Cultivating Peace in a Culture of War, Ctd.

Relating to my previous post from Medium, Pope Francis’s 2015 message to the children of Italian schools came to
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09
Apr
Cultivating Peace in a Culture of War

Cultivating Peace in a Culture of War

A brief reflection on the challenges facing the anti-war movement Reposted from my column today at medium. I still
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18
Mar
Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Irish Potato Famine

Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Irish Potato Famine

Reposted from my column at Medium I was pleased today to see a lot of talk on social media about
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24
Nov
Thanks, by W.S. Merwin

Thanks, by W.S. Merwin

Listen: with the night falling we are saying thank you we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the
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10
Nov
Staying Alive,  by David Wagoner

Staying Alive,  by David Wagoner

Staying alive in the woods is a matter of calming down At first and deciding whether to wait for rescue,
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05
Oct

The Bricklayer, the Atheist, and David Foster Wallace

‘The myth, says Wallace, is that there’s even such a thing as Believer and Atheist, with where you happen
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09
Jun
Wrong Notes, by Charles Wright

Wrong Notes, by Charles Wright

To bring the night sky to life, Strike a wrong note from time to time, Half for the listening ear,
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05
Jun
Muhammad Ali and Vietnam

Muhammad Ali and Vietnam

“I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting
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