Author Archives
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Up and Out!
Recently, a friend of mine whom I’ve always known to be optimistic and full of life—invariably ready for the next adventure–told me he was feeling out of sorts; that he was feeling “blah” and kind of “down.” Even though we’ve spent… Read More ›
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Yearning for Zion
A few years ago NASA scientists announced that the earth once had three moons—in addition to the one with which we are familiar, there were two smaller moons orbiting the earth, both of which were at some point destroyed. I’ve… Read More ›
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3 Nights of Waiting
Stay with me. Remain here with me. Watch and pray. Watch and pray. … Read More ›
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The Falling Man
This is a true story. I am walking down the street. Late winter. Late morning. Dull cold. Chicago. Everything overexposed in too bright light. I look down at my feet and see the stuff that’s been accumulating all winter… Read More ›
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Let Me Die!
It was early in my shift at the hospital where I work as a chaplain and I’d been paged to the intensive care unit. As I stepped out of the elevator and made my way down the hallway to the… Read More ›
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Into a Gorilla’s Arms
One family’s Memorial Day weekend outing to the Cincinnati Zoo didn’t end up as planned. While at the enclosure to the Gorilla World exhibit a three-year-old boy breached a barrier and fell into a moat in the compound. Immediately a… Read More ›
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Lost in the Wilderness
I read the headline on my phone while still lying in bed, Geraldine Largay’s Wrong Turn: Death on the Appalachian Trail. As I scrolled through the article I wondered how it was possible for someone to get lost on this well-beaten path… Read More ›
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Chewbacca Joy
The video that Candace Payne, a.k.a. “Chewbacca Mom” uploaded to facebook went viral within hours, racking up over 47,000,000 views (and counting.) Due to her sudden extraordinary popularity, this unpretentious, Texas homemaker got invited to be a guest on the Late… Read More ›
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Shelter In Place
The 2015 attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs lasted nearly five hours as the terrorist held first responders at bay after killing two people in the clinic and then soon after, a police officer. Nine people were… Read More ›
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As God Sees
Seattle has long been a magnet for those who live on the margins of society. It’s a prosperous liberal city with a decent track record of caring for its citizens who are in need. The relatively temperate climate makes it… Read More ›
