The Dark Side
About two weeks ago, my life completely and irrevocably changed.No, I didn’t win the lottery or fall madly in love or find out I have a long-lost identical twin. I got my first smart phone. I had...
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A Public Service Announcement: Having worked in homeless shelters, here is my public service announcement for everyone you know: PLEASE refrain from volunteering to serve meals on Thanksgiving and...
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I Like Big Bridges
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve had a fascination with bridges. So when I heard on the news last night that a bridge crossing Lake Michigan was proposed, I was intrigued. I live on the shore of...
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When I was in graduate school studying theology back in the 1990s, I wrote a number of papers on the spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. This was back in the day when we actually had to go to these...
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The Faith Tones Saga Continues
A few months ago, I wrote an extensive piece about The Faith Tones, a female gospel trio who recorded an album in 1964 titled “Jesus Use Me.”Their album cover depicting the three of them in their 1960s...
View ArticleMexico Closes Border with Texas Due to Ebola Threat
MEXCO CITY - After learning of the recent cases of the Ebola virus in Texas, Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has taken prompt and effective measures to insure that Mexican citizens are kept...
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Get With the Times
While riding on the bus, I noticed a periodic announcement that says, “Please be considerate of other passengers. Loud talking and radio playing are prohibited.”Radio playing?I think their announcement...
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Karma
Is this the height of irony or what? Four years ago, Stuart Sheperd from Focus on the Family wrote that everyone should pray for rain to disrupt the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He...
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Morning Scene - Sunrise
I’ve actually taken up jogging lately now that I live on the lake front. What’s even more shocking is that I went jogging at 6 a.m. this morning and saw the sun come up. I snapped this photo just as a...
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Trains
I recently found myself at one of Chicago Transit Authority’s main stations where several train lines meet (the Howard station where the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines do their thing together). As I...
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Christian Baker Refuses to Make a 'Welcome Home Josh' Cake for Michelle...
SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS-- Reeling from the recent child abuse scandal and having resigned as executive director of the Family Research Council, Josh Duggar, his wife, and three children have left...
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Duggar Scandal Featured on Celebrity Tours
SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS- In order to capitalize on the Josh Duggar scandal, GoldLine Tours of Hollywood, in conjunction with the City of Springdale, is offering guided bus tours that focus on notorious...
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Stupid
I haven’t blogged in a while, mainly because I thought I’d run out of ideas to write about. However, simply observing my fellow human beings never fails to provide me with ample fodder. The other day...
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Trains
I recently found myself at one of Chicago Transit Authority’s main stations where several train lines meet (the Howard station where the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines do their thing together). As I...
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Get With the Times
While riding on the bus, I noticed a periodic announcement that says, “Please be considerate of other passengers. Loud talking and radio playing are prohibited.”Radio playing?I think their announcement...
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Karma
Is this the height of irony or what? Four years ago, Stuart Sheperd from Focus on the Family wrote that everyone should pray for rain to disrupt the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He...
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Morning Scene - Sunrise
I’ve actually taken up jogging lately now that I live on the lake front. What’s even more shocking is that I went jogging at 6 a.m. this morning and saw the sun come up. I snapped this photo just as a...
View ArticleTraveling
For years while living in my little bitty home town in Texas, I wanted to travel. When you live in an isolated town of less than two thousand people, you pretty much want to travel anywhere. I was ten...
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