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I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ~Carl Jung Father Brendan McGuire in his Good Friday homily retells a wonderful short story by O.

Sometimes a near-perfect event comes along. I experienced one of those this past weekend while attending a District Toastmaster's Conference.

Just five more sleeps! For months I've anticipated attending my first District Toastmaster's (TM) Conference and the time is almost here. If the event is even as close to being as intense as my excitement, it promises to be quite the bang-up affair.

You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God.

Occasionally I get a good laugh from a news item. I don't mean those cynical snickers or unenthusiastic guffaws resulting from a clever cartoon. I mean a really funny bit of news that doesn't demean anyone else.

After a very long and boring sermon the parishioners filed out of the church saying nothing to the preacher. Towards the end of the line was a thoughtful person who always commented on the sermons.

This week I had the privilege of giving a workshop to a group representing businesses and non-profit organizations.

What would it be like, that dialogue? "Is it really you? My God [sorry] that was a dumb question. Of course it's you. Can I start over? Again, a dumb question. You're the author of starting over. How many times have you let me start over." "RELAX.

An 80 year old woman was startled when the door burst open to reveal a threatening burglar. She ran toward him yelling, "Acts2:38, Acts 2 :38, Acts 2:28!" The burglar couldn't run fast enough to get away from her as she chased him out of the house.

For all you cat lovers, wouldn't it be interesting to be able to listen to a dual-purring kitty? Or, imagine trying to hook a fish with two sets of lips or snare the head of a crocodile from either end of its body.