Category Archives: Experience, Strength and Hope (God)

One job leaves you tired, the other leaves you wanting more …

I do only two kinds of jobs 1) Those I like 2) Those I don’t. The first kind of job leaves me feeling competent, exhilarated and wanting to do more.  The second kind of job leaves me feeling sometimes competent, … Continue reading

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What I don’t know about God would fill a universe

My dad told me once that everyday he tore down and built back up his understanding of God .  At that time he and I both struggled with our understanding of God and I kind of glommed on to that … Continue reading

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Through the Veil I Peer

I have lived with it for years.  It is now so much a part of me that I hardly notice it, but at times it comes into such sharp focus that I am barely able to see through and beyond … Continue reading

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Steps

“It’s okay, you don’t have to believe.  Just believe that I believe.”  Do what?  You have got to be kidding me, right?  Based on this guys belief I am supposed to take an incredibly difficult step in my life and … Continue reading

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On this day …

As a child I was at once scared of this man and in awe of him. In both cases my perceptions of him were valid as he could be abusive in one second and awe inspiring the next. Mostly I … Continue reading

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My examined life (redux)

We jumped in the truck and headed to the pawn shop. My older brother was driving. Some months earlier I had pawned a stereo system and the term on the pawn was due. Rather than let the stereo go I … Continue reading

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Joyful Exuberance of Youth (Diminishing)

For most of my adulthood I have enjoyed an ongoing sense of joyful exuberance.  Perhaps it has been my passion for learning new things that has kept me ever youth-like in my demeanor.  Bottom line … on a timeline from … Continue reading

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Owning a life (preview)

Here is some (edited) content from an email I sent, to my daughter Allison, today: … In a discussion with my boss yesterday I mentioned that I have been writing the same book about my life over and over for … Continue reading

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I Don’t Know Much About God, But I’m Glad He Knows A Lot About Me

Before I stopped using alcohol and drugs I knew nothing about God. After I stopped I still had no factual, concrete, hold in your hand evidence, so at first my understanding of God was shaped mostly by what I didn’t … Continue reading

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