reflections from the belly of the whale
This could be titled Phlegm 3, but I got tired of the nasty connotations of that word. As I have sat at home today, thinking, praying,...
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- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
Still Phlegm
In my last entry, I referred to my present health and career crisis as a storm. I considered and then wrote about how it built up and...
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- Aug 31, 2019
- 4 min
phlegm
I am a pretty phlegmy, or phlegmatic, guy. I have been for some time. Funny how the two definitions of this word have collided in my...
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- Aug 24, 2019
- 2 min
release
It has been so long since I’ve visited a troutstream, I’ve almost forgotten the wonder of it. So in order to remind myself, I went back...
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- Aug 12, 2019
- 5 min
neglect
This is neglect. We are failing our children. Another school shooting. We take it so casually now. 22 in the U.S. just this year, as of...
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- Aug 4, 2019
- 4 min
piety
Reverent devotion to God. I can respect that. I met lots of pious people in my recent trip and conference. Please don’t confuse piety...
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
vanity
We tend to project our own insights and motivations into the behavior of others. For example, a politician I know often accuses others of...
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- Jul 31, 2019
- 4 min
liberty
I learned some significant lessons recently at an International Religious Freedom Conference in Washington D.C. I was granted the...
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- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
atrocity
genocide. torture. denial of basic human rights based on gender, religion, nationality, perspective, et cetera. Atrocities such as these...
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- Jun 20, 2019
- 4 min
Scribendo Cogito
I don’t always learn by teaching. Sometimes, I learn by conjuring up some humility, reminding myself that I’m not an expert in – well –...
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- Jun 9, 2019
- 3 min
flood
I don’t like disasters, but I do enjoy seeing people work together. When the Arkansas River waters first began to rise a few weeks ago, I...
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- Apr 5, 2019
- 4 min
partisan
Upon attending the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Schuman’s Symphony No. 9 (Le fosse Ardeatine) in February, I learned...
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- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
perspective
I do not subscribe to the platitude that “everyone wants to get along with others.” I heard someone say this recently, but I don’t think...
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- Feb 9, 2019
- 3 min
Sinner the Pooh
I call for the resignation of Winnie the Pooh; Now that I’ve said it, Piglet too. I know they are a friendly, lovable pair, but in 1926,...
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- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
Farewell 2018
I can’t say I’ll miss this year. Not because it has been bad – it hasn’t – but because I’m ready for a few changes. I want to be more...
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- Nov 23, 2018
- 36 min
The Washingtons – a christian political allegory
Imagine a happy, classic American family: two parents, Reagan and Roosevelt(Rosy for short) Washington, two kids, Liberty and Unity, and...
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- Nov 23, 2018
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The Washingtons (ep.13)
Christmas Eve arrived as suddenly as did the Christmas season. The Washingtons had spent substantial amounts of money in an effort to buy...
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- Nov 22, 2018
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The Washingtons (ep.12)
Christmas always comes like a thief in the night for some and is dragged in and propped up around halloween by others. The difference may...
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- Nov 21, 2018
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The Washingtons (ep.11)
After the ride from Target in the back of a truck, Unity awakened in a comfortable bed in an Airstream camper, just as she expected. As...
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- Nov 20, 2018
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The Washingtons (ep.10)
The friendships formed in the house church, through the intimacy of the small group and the openness and sincerity of its members,...
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