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Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 14, 2018
- 2 min
Can a Flag Be a Portal?
PHOTO: While in Redmond, Oregon, I was shocked to see hundreds of flags while driving through. It's not called "Flag City" for nothing. T...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
The Empty Desk Is No Empty Metaphor
ABOVE: My desk always has papers on it and my computer screen's most exciting exhibit is an empty page...just waiting for me. The unfoldi...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 12, 2018
- 1 min
The Unfolding of Summer's Sonnet
VIDEO: "June is Bustin Out All Over" from "Carousel." Portals to heaven abound through Mother Nature and she is determined to make it obv...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 11, 2018
- 2 min
Holy Holes
Why do I end up on my knees in confession? Is it because I’ve fallen and the only place to really land safely is to fall to my knees? Why...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 8, 2018
- 2 min
The Unfolding of The Greatest Love Story
VIDEO: It does the soul good to sing about this magnificent obsession. Take the time to watch one who has been touched by the unfolding l...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 7, 2018
- 2 min
God's Business Card & The Unfolding of a New Day
PHOTOS: It starts with a hint and goes from there... Barnum and Bailey did not have "The Greatest Show on Earth." I am a fairly consisten...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
The Unfolding of a Child...Looking Down to See Above
One of the most common examples of something or someone unfolding is that of the development of a child. I’ve got to witness this in chil...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
The Unfolding of Beauty
The unfolding of anything can be at once titillating and sad. Spring, for example, is one of the most anticipatory times of the year for ...
Beloved Blogger Robert J. LaCosta
- Jun 4, 2018
- 2 min
The Dirt Under God's Fingernails
PHOTOS: "The Secret Garden" before, during and after...Note Grant struggling to lift the rock in the garden - certainly another portal. S...
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