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Nate’s Incoherent Babble

July 30, 2011

Everyone has a doppelganger. Mine is my friend of ten years, Nate Bostian. When we hang out, we almost always get the “are you guys brothers?” routine. Though our DNA is not compatible, we are brothers in the spiritual sense. Nate describes himself as “a Jesus follower from the Anglican-Episcopal Tribe… but not the blue-eyed, [...]

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Conductors or Conduits

July 25, 2011

I love reading the book of Acts for what it is: a narrative of the first century church and the madcap adventures of a handful of men and women who dared to go wherever the Spirit of God led them. I love that their humanity is touchable. Though supernatural occurrences happen through them, they are [...]

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Surprised by Joyce

July 22, 2011

One of my dearest friends and examples of how to live life to the fullest crossed over to heaven a year ago today. I wrote this is her honor and felt it was appropriate to repost it today. May you be surprised by Joyce… Seeing old friends after a long absence is to the soul [...]

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My Dearest Mrs. Simpkins

July 21, 2011

When I share the story of how I began to write I always start with my High School English class. My teacher, Mrs. Simpkins, baptized my imagination through her words, the authors she had us dive in to, the assignments she handed out and the excellence she demanded from her students. Unfortunately, I dealt with [...]

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To Tattoo or Not Tattoo

June 25, 2011

In response to the Tat-Four article on Wednesday I have thrown together a few guidelines to consider if you are thinking about a tattoo. Is there purpose to the pain? Can you clearly articulate why you want a tattoo? Talk to someone who has a few tattoos, tell them why you want one and see [...]

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Tat-Four

June 22, 2011

I did not get my first tattoo as a result of youthful angst nor a mid-life crisis. I was 32 and secure in my identity. And I was way beyond the age or ability to be cool. The idea for the tattoo came at the end of the particularly challenging summer of 2000. Wonder Voyage [...]

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Now I’m Depressed

June 16, 2011

There are a lot of things that make me scratch my head. Certain medication commercials are one of those things that cause me to pause and wonder. As I watched the finale of the Celebrity Apprentice (Donald Trump’s hair gives me pause) a commercial came on for a specific drug that can help someone who [...]

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