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Petty-ness That Divides Us

I like Tom Petty and his band the Heartbreakers. Trivia – they got their big break when they were the backup band for Dylan...
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Chasing Off Religious Attitudes

Getting my long-promised tattoo on my right upper arm of the Nazarene movement. I have spoken at many many Naz events over the past...
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You Can’t Have Too Many Friends…

Still at the California shindig. It is good to see old friends. It is good to re-connect with long-term friends that run, in some...
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An Un-Intuitive Dream

God Speaks I am one who openly and regularly makes it clear in my writing and speaking who believes that God continues to speak to...
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Acts of Kindness

Your choices can make a change. Choose kindness. In our day and age, wars, conflict and political strife are all too common. Because of this, sometimes it is hard to feel...
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The Importance of Kindness

Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care are words that are associated with...
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Above and Beyond Charlottesville

Charlottesville a year later, a changed life...
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The Cancer of Criticism

A few years ago I came across a radio show that disturbed me. The show was all about the answers to living wisely according...
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The Tragedy of Half Conversations

How many times have you had a conversation that unintentionally went sideways? The chances are that when one of those happens, you feel sorry...
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8.5 of My Favorite Mistakes of 2015

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly.” – G. K. Chesterton I take a bit of time at the end of each year to take an...

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