Is All This Slaughter God's Fault?
If God is omnipotent, why is there such evil and horrific suffering in the world? This question is known in the world of theology as The...
Eliot Daley
- May 2
Intimidation
A few days earlier, Patti had officiated at the wedding of Trish’s daughter. Now we were sitting on the waterfront deck of the lovely...
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Eliot Daley
- Apr 3
If Only They Had Asked Me (Part 2)
I’m still on recess from anything important, so here’s my next trivial wondering: What is it with these massive highway “sound barriers”...
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Eliot Daley
- Mar 31
If Only They Had Asked Me...
After writing a few posts on heavy-duty subjects like Ukraine and Putin, I need a nonsense break. So over the next couple of days, I’m...
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Eliot Daley
- Mar 22
I Shot Rule Rattray in the Heart
First time I ever shot another human being in the heart I was about eight or nine years old. The kid I shot was a little older. Nice...
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Eliot Daley
- Feb 26
I Want to Stop Him, But...
“These are the times that try men’s souls”, wrote Thomas Paine in “The American Crisis”, December 19, 1776. That same week, General...
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Eliot Daley
- Feb 20
Patti replied, "Of Course"
Sixty-two years ago today, I said “I do” and Patti said “I do.” And with that, we were married. But three months earlier, on November...
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Eliot Daley
- Feb 17
Just to "Win"? Really?
I cheated once. I think it was the only time I deliberately, knowingly did something to “win”. Fresno High School. Junior year....
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Eliot Daley
- Feb 2
Nobody's Gonna Fix It For Us
Early in my career, I served as a pastor on the staff of a large church. One day a parishioner came to meet with me, ostensibly for...
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Eliot Daley
- Jan 25
When Tie-Breakers Break Down
The best tennis match I ever played consisted of only one marathon set. That set ended inconclusively with each of us having won fifteen...
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