Car Catharsis
August 22, 2010We homo sapiens are wired for fight or flight, yet we usually do neither. We store up our anxieties. Bottle […] [continue…]
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Good writing, with a strong point and with life oozing out.
We homo sapiens are wired for fight or flight, yet we usually do neither. We store up our anxieties. Bottle […] [continue…]
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I had a great time this afternoon leading a discussion at TransFORM. It was a wonderful space to hear from […] [continue…]
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When I was in college, I took a class from my favorite professor (the then-reserved Bill Moulder) on Daniel and […] [continue…]
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I’ve known a lot of people from Solomon’s Porch for many years, but had never attended a gathering there. So […] [continue…]
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These days, the thing I’m doing when listening to Moltmann podcasts is working on a small house that we purchased […] [continue…]
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We’ve had a lovely and extended birthday celebration in our family, capped today by a fun party with Ella’s friends, […] [continue…]
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Halfway through a day at Disney World, I’d like to confess that I am a big, dopey dad. Like my […] [continue…]
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“Everybody’s got a story You have to write your own” Story, by Midnight to Twelve Between college and seminary, I […] [continue…]
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Today was the last day that The Awakening will see the sunrise at Hains Point. I cannot imagine a more […] [continue…]
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Phyllis Tickle’s The Graces We Remember is a real beauty. As a neophyte student of the liturgical year, I was […] [continue…]
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It was certainly a kind invitation, just one with little context. So I was nervous. I’ve been around Christianity long […] [continue…]
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Our two kids were swinging in near syncopation at the little park occupying a triangle in the middle of a […] [continue…]
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The sermon I read on Sunday: This coming Wednesday I will celebrate the birthday of my two beloved and long-awaited […] [continue…]
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One year ago today we could never have conceived of these two people who we live with, only—with a little […] [continue…]
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Helped along by the prescient Craig Bob, some hardheaded church telemarketer, and the brilliant Rhymer, I’ve been thinking a bit […] [continue…]
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