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Doing Love
Please pause for a moment and pity poor Joan. Joan – for those of you who don’t know – is my spouse. And since we just celebrated our 20th anniversary on Cinco de Mayo, she has occupied that status for… Continue reading
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A Cracked Shell
Something seems to be leaking… and I can’t help but believe that’s a good thing. In fact, I hope you are starting to leak a little, too. When you and I first come into the world as babies, we have… Continue reading
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Agents of Change
It is no startling revelation to say that we are in a time my friend Max would have referred to as, “… a yeasty moment.” Something is bubbling. Strong, unseen forces are at work, above and below the surface. Change is… Continue reading
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Things I don’t have to do…
“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24, NRSV In my life, there are a lot of things I HAVE to do. I have to help out around the house. I have to… Continue reading
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The Magic Bullet
Earlier today, I was busy in the kitchen, whipping up a new batch of my famous homemade granola. Before you get too excited about my domestic skills, it is literally one of four things I know how to make… and… Continue reading
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Tipping the World
I had a great bike ride yesterday. The sun was out, the sky was blue, and my bike shorts were clean, so why not? It had been a while since my last ride, so I cut this one a little… Continue reading
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Fear of Being Feared
I cannot express it more clearly or powerfully than these words of Deltha Katherine Harbin. So I will just step aside and let her speak for herself and her husband Phillip. My thanks to Lindsey Choguaj for the original post.… Continue reading
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Frozen People
I knew it was coming, just as surely as the next episode of The Lone Ranger on Saturday morning TV. When I was a wee lad and we made the 415-mile trek to see my dad’s parents in St. Louis,… Continue reading
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Right? Or Wrong?
In my life, I’ve been wrong about a lot of things. In the sixth grade, I told Marsha Westbrook I was going to marry her. As this early 90s photo of me and my dad demonstrates, I once thought pleated… Continue reading
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Best Foot Forward
“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar… you are familiar with all my ways.” Psalm 139:1-3, NRSV I had a nice backyard chat with Neighbor Dave… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 