Category Archives: (Gene)tic Rantings

The Pessimist’s Version of the Old Adage

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Gene

Tweet Have you ever been peppered by the well-meaning “old adage” as a means of getting you out of the mulligrubs? Maybe you are enjoying your mulligrubs. Maybe you don’t want to be cheered just yet. Maybe there is a … Continue reading →

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An Old Preacher’s Admonition: Please, Quit!

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Gene

Tweet Years ago, when I was a young pastor in California, some well-meaning chowderhead gave me a book titled, Dear Preacher, Please Quit!  (If you were that chowderhead, I apologize…for not telling you sooner.) The book’s author was no Rhodes’ … Continue reading →

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The Greybeard Chronicles: Why I said nothing at the moment of truth

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Gene

Tweet What will you do when standing up means standing out? It is easy to talk tough until it is tough to talk. Everybody is ready to do something until something must be done.  The reason we revere the founders … Continue reading →

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The GreyBeard Chronicles: Choices and the Men Who Make Them

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Gene

Tweet I do not choose this road I take; It chooses me by the choices I make. ~Yours Truly This morning, I woke up thinking about my life. Where I am. What I’m doing. Where I should be. I thought … Continue reading →

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