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I do enjoy motorcycle trips. Maybe it’s the riding; perhaps the solitude, could be the inevitably scheduled visits with old friends. I...
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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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- Mar 9, 2019
- 4 min
odyssey philia
The Cowboy Junkies were in Franklin, Tennessee Thursday night, which of course warranted a road trip for the Brothers Hogue. (Not to be...
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- Oct 17, 2018
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blessings ex nihilo (africa7)
The high point of my African experience was the people. I saw wild baboons on a hillside, vervet monkeys on roofs, and hyenas up close...
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- Oct 15, 2018
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Harar (africa6)
Had someone asked me before I left, I would have said this day trip would be the pinnacle of my journey to Africa. And even at the end of...
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- Oct 14, 2018
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salaam! (africa5)
With one sock (optimist – socks half full), I enjoyed a dinner of pizza with American friends, talking about common acquaintances,...
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- Oct 13, 2018
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tongues & tribes (africa4)
I had eggs scrambled with jalapenos and tomatoes, with an orange drink, before I was picked up in a blue bajaj to roll through the bumpy...
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- Oct 11, 2018
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humble grace (africa3)
After walking the dusty, rocky streets with no names among the chat (old books spell it khat) sellers, vegetable vendors, and small herds...
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- Oct 10, 2018
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vervets and other friends (africa2)
“Dr. Livingstone I presume. . .” That’s what I wanted to say when I saw familiar faces after walking a couple hundred yards down the...
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- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
time travel (africa1)
I went to work Friday morning with Africa on my mind. Actually, I went to bed the night before the same way. Truly it has been in the...
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- Aug 10, 2018
- 3 min
curves and grooves
The sun was beaming in my window this morning, beckoning me to come out and enjoy the clear skies. I had one more class to attend at the...
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- Aug 9, 2018
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temptresses
I woke up to the sound of rain and thunder again yesterday morning. There’s not much that puts a damper on a day for a motorcycle trip...
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- Aug 2, 2018
- 3 min
common denominators 7/7
I left my visit with my new vodou priestess friend feeling educated and thirsty. For that reason, and to quench my everlasting curiosity...
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- Aug 1, 2018
- 4 min
common denominators 6/?
Interview with a Manbo As much as anything else, this was an attempt at proving that people with very different beliefs can still engage...
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- Jul 30, 2018
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common denominators 5/?
As I said previously, after a pleasant lunch and good conversation with Pastor Strong of Brown’s Chapel, I set off into the Alabama...
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- Jul 26, 2018
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common denominators 4/?
Right, then. Obviously, by the title, this is installment 4 in a series of some unspecified number of posts. Ironic maybe that I’m not...
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- Jul 25, 2018
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common denominators 3/?
Unless you’re fairly young, haven’t studied much history at all, or haven’t cared enough about it to remember when you did hear the...
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- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
common denominators 2/?
I look forward to this trip every year, for the dual reasons of working with youth at our church camp in Florida and the motorcycle trip...
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- Jul 23, 2018
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common denominators 1/?
Anyway, I am in Florida for my annual youth church camp trip (Florida17). This time, I made it all the way down with no mishaps. Lib’s...
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- Jun 25, 2018
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persecution?
When I was in high school or college, I was immature enough to believe I had experienced persecution for my christian beliefs. (caligo,...
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