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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Our Sin — Or God’s? My Gino Geraci Talk Revisited

March 24, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

a dead bird dropped on a homeowner's doorstep by the neighbor's cat. Photo by Barbara Newhall

To my mind, given our evolutionary origins, there can be no original sin. God’s sin, maybe — but not human sin, not inherent human depravity. Read more.

My Chat With Gino Geraci — Here’s the Link

March 23, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

KRKS_FM talk show host and Christian pastor Gino Geraci hosts the Crosswalk radio show in Denver. Crosswalk photo.

If you missed my conversation last week with Gino Geraci on his KRKS-FM 94.7 Crosswalk radio show in Denver, here’s a link to the podcast. Read more.

Gino Geraci, the Denver Talk Show Host, Will Be Plying Me With Questions Today

March 16, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

KRKS_FM talk show host and Christian pastor Gino Geraci hosts the Crosswalk radio show in Denver. Crosswalk photo.

I’ll be interviewed today, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, by Gino Geraci of KRKS-FM radio in Denver. The time is 4 p.m. Mountain Time. The show is Crosswalk. Read more.

Winter in the Midwest — When Trees Bare Their Souls

March 10, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Tree bark with green lichen in winter. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Can trees bare their souls? Do they have souls? Does anybody?

A Midwestern Flower Garden — Beautifully Dead In the Dead of Winter

March 4, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A snow-covered Midwestern flower garden in winter with dead leaves and twigs from last year's flowers. Photo by Barbara Newhall

I couldn’t wait to head outdoors to see how my favorite flower garden was faring under a half foot of snow and temperatures below zero. Read more.

Leap Year 1976 — The Day I Popped the Question

February 25, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Barbara Falconer and Jon Newhall in a swimming pool circa 1975. Photo by Ruth Newhall

This is a Leap Year, and Monday is Leap Day. That means Jon and I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the day I proposed marriage. Read more.

Revisiting My First Blog Post Ever — How the Selective Service Made a Man of My Son

February 18, 2016 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

The 1998 Selective Service pamphlet -- I left it at the post office.

The powers that be at the Selective Service System were after my son. Read more.

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