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I’m Not Dead Yet
When I first walked away from Christianity, the one thing that scared me was dying. And the no-life-afterwards stance of Atheism. I felt like a child whose Halloween candy had been stolen. I’ve held on...
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Pebbles in My Shoe
Some people seem like pebbles in my shoe. I’m walking along and all is fine. Dang it all, but there is something in my shoe. I pull off the shoe and brush out the offending pebble. With the shoe back...
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Being Chosen, Blessing or a Curse?
Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme of a veiled Circassian (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Do you like it when you get special attention from your boss? Do you want to be the favored son or daughter? Or is it...
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No Other Name? and There Were a Lot of Names
I’ve called myself agnostic, atheist, and sometimes just not quite sure. But here’s a quote I like that puts it into perspective. “The Romans called the Christians atheists. Why? Well, the Christians...
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For Sheila, My Cousin, My Friend
This post is a short glimpse into a friend’s life. She was much than this. It’s my attempt to say goodbye to my friend who we lost this last week in a car accident. She will be greatly missed. — Janet...
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Apocalypse, Abaddon, and the Spirit of Fear
The one thing that I believe I got right coming out of the religious world was a healthy dose of discernment. Even when I was neck deep in religiosity, I kept the same council as I’m going to bring out...
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The Cost of Fish
Almost everyone has a fish story and it’s usually not about the fish that got away. No, the tale they bemoan is the about the fish they caught or the one they stayed with and they probably should have...
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Courage
Inside my body is a sliver of metal marking where the doctor did a biopsy last year. I forget it’s there because the information isn’t for me. The next time I go for an X-ray, the radiologist who will...
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I think of winter as silent and cold, a time when nature forgets. In the winter, seeds are dormant. Ever been there? Oh, I have. Silent, still, and unmoving. I was young and didn’t know much about...
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It’s not shameful having help. When I was five, I had a small red step stool. It was perfect, bright red with white letters, and its size was so that my small hands could pick it up and carry it from...
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