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I Look to You
I thought about Whitney Houston a lot this month. I remember the day she died quite vividly. February 11, 2012. I was on my computer that Saturday afternoon and the news popped up on Yahoo. I had...
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Carolyn and Mary
They seemed like the unlikeliest of best friends. I was fascinated by their friendship because I saw something kindred in it. They were both popular, in their ways. Carolyn was a singer who often...
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The Books We Read In College
I am reading a book right now that I’m not really in love with. All of the characters are unlikeable and it’s set in New York in 2001 and I know something catastrophic is getting ready to happen and I...
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Remembering a Friend
A friend died a couple days ago. He was an alumni of the same Bible college I attended. I’ll call him Charles. There is a part of me that feels like I should let this sit before I start writing about...
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Dear Ozark Christian College,
I am writing to inform you about the passing of one of the young men who attended your institute of learning a few years back. I sent a note to whoever runs your Facebook page, asking them to share...
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God’s Pen
Funny story. Several years ago, back in Bible college, my friend, who for the purposes of this story, I will call Dwight, was in the school’s library doing homework. He needed to use a highlighter...
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Book of John
There is a group that I belong to on Facebook whose aim is to bridge the gap between the glbt and conservative Christian communities. There is a fellow in the group who repeatedly posts things from his...
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Lunch With an Old Friend
Yesterday, I had lunch with a friend from Bible college that I had not seen for over 20 years. I met him and his oldest son Luke at the California Pizza Kitchen in Arcadia. We caught up on our lives,...
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Letters, I Do Get Letters.
Well, I suppose by letters, I mostly mean emails or Facebook messages, but from time to time, I do receive privates correspondence from people, usually from people I know, about something I’ve written...
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The Differences
A couple of days ago, I spent the afternoon with two friends from Bible college, Heidi and Greg, who were visiting Los Angeles with their teenage children. We walked around Hollywood Boulevard and...
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Ray, I Hope You Know
On Sunday, after church, I went to an orientation for people interested in joining the congregation. About 15 of us, we all sat around a table and wrote our names with sharpies for name tags we...
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Not Only Does Jesus Love You
My friend and co-worker Judy has never really gotten over me writing a blog about another co-worker. I know this because about once every five days, she brings up that blog and asks, “why don’t you...
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Running to Stand Still
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of listening to my friend Richard sing and play guitar to songs from U2’s Joshua Tree album. I had not heard much of Joshua Tree in the years since I wore my...
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The Forty-Niner
On Sunday, Eric and I took a day trip to Santa Barbara. We visited the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and, while it is partially closed, we thoroughly enjoyed the pieces that are currently being...
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A Neverending Negotiation
Today, Eric and I celebrated the 7th anniversary of the day we met. Pretty cool. I don’t think I post a lot about Eric on FB or IG, but today I posted a cute picture of my dog Millie and Eric around...
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