Value in Faith, Part 2

December 31, 2009 Joey Cope 2

I’ve been accused of not listening. Actually, I’ve been convicted of the charge. And my “not listening” is not confined to what the weatherman just said about the forecast or the announcement blared out over the plane intercom. Nor is it limited to those vital moments in a television show [read more]

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What if we weren’t wrong . . .

July 20, 2009 Joey Cope 7

I’m spending time with a group of individuals who are asking questions. Not the demanding, investigative-type of questions. More of the shades of wonder-type questions. I’ve been in other groups (though not for very long) that have asked questions, too. Invariably, their questions center on the mistakes of the past. [read more]

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On drawing lines

July 6, 2009 Joey Cope 0

“I’ve just about had enough.” A phrase most often coupled by parents with “Don’t make me come back there.” Some how, some way, we all want to set boundaries on what we can live with.  And often, we want to back that up with some promise of force or other [read more]

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Masks

November 4, 2008 Joey Cope 0

“What monster is this we’ve created?” I find myself somewhat apprehensive about the coming hours. As polls begin to close on the eastern seaboard, the news media and prognosticators and the pundits will begin to mount their mound of predictions. And we will wait for what will seem like a [read more]