Essays

What if Pagan Festivals are Just Misinterpreted Yearnings for Christian Feast Days?

It feels like the climate of Mercury outside, only hotter.  The sun is out from practically sunrise to sunset.  And the lightning bugs have started appearing as soon as I tell my kids it’s time for them to go to bed causing long battles that always...

Accused of Being a ‘Becky’ While Minding My Own Business

I pass by the local middle school on my run route every morning.  Yesterday, I ran by as they were doing some sort of drill outside.  Several of the middle school males took a break from telling each other doody jokes and giving each other dutch...

A Sourdough Loaf of Lies and a Journey Towards Food Independence

            My grocery store made a bold claim.  Printed on the sticker of several loaves in the bakery were the words “Tastes just like San Francisco Sourdough Bread”.             For a few years,...

What If Staring at People While They Sleep Isn’t Necessarily Psychopathic but a Misinterpreted Yearning to See the Sleeper as They Will Look When Perfected?

            I share a common interest with psychopaths: watching people sleep.  Though, I can’t be sure our motives for watching people are the same.  And I don’t sneak into other people’s...
God Designed the Foot, but Can He Be Trusted?

God Designed the Foot, but Can He Be Trusted?

It is sometimes in the unexpected minutiae that we are surprised, once again, by the fact that God’s design works just fine without any human tinkering.  I kept planning to start running again, but various obstacles kept coming up.  Proving forever true the...

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S(k)in Cancer

S(k)in Cancer

I started the new year with a melanoma diagnosis.  It was a very small tumor that had not spread.  The treatment was to just cut out all the skin around it to make sure there was no remaining melanoma and then spend the rest of my life being vigilant for any...

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The Bible is Not Boring – Change My Mind.

The Bible is Not Boring – Change My Mind.

The Bible is a ginormous volume made up of 73 different books spanning thousands of years following generations of people.  Are there boring parts?  Yes.  Leviticus is a tad dry and there are other parts that take some determination to get...

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Reading the Bible in a Year

Reading the Bible in a Year

For Realsies This Time I thought I’d try Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year podcast. This is not the first time I’ve tried the ole “Read the Bible in a Year” resolution.  It’s probably the third or fourth try in as many years.  I always start off strong...

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A Facebook Exit and Reality, a Re-Introduction

A Facebook Exit and Reality, a Re-Introduction

My Facebook Exit had been a long time coming.  The platform had started to make me uneasy a couple of years ago and not just because of the censoring or the privacy issues or the propagandizing or the politics or the ads popping up every time I had a conversation...

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My Journey Not to Get a New Puppy

My Journey Not to Get a New Puppy

The journey began when our local animal shelter posted a dog for adoption.  She was a Great Pyrenees mixed with Anatolian shepherd.  She was fully grown and ready to be dropped into the life of a loving family. I’d looked into getting a Great Pyrenees...

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