By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

One's religious beliefs are very personal.  Like freedom of speech, they are sacred and must be safeguarded at all times.  No one can tell you what to think.  It is a precious gift from God.[2]

Does everything happen for a reason?  Perhaps so.  We will know that when we come face-to-face with God—when our days here on Earth come to an end.  Until then, we can only guess; and no one can tell us otherwise.[3]

What is God?  Infinite Intelligence.  Where is God?  Here, there and everywhere.[4].  And yes, miracles do happen.[5]

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/is-the-trump-presidency-where-free-speech-goes-to-die/ ("Is The Trump Presidency Where Free Speech Goes To Die?") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/ban-openweb-where-the-truth-goes-to-die/ ("Ban OpenWeb, Where The Truth Goes To Die") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/is-free-speech-dead-and-buried-at-berkeley-and-elsewhere/ ("Is Free Speech Dead And Buried At Berkeley, And Elsewhere?")

[3]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/where-is-god/ ("Where Is God?")

[4]  See supra n.3.

[5]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/miracles/ ("Miracles Happen")