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don’t turn away

posted by adam on 03.28.2006

I saw a billboard for Don’t Turn Away.org on the way home from work today. This is an issue I feel strongly about, due in no small part to personal experience. (No, I have never been abused, but I’ve seen abuse and it is a horrible injustice committed by the cowardly.)
Check it out…and report child […]

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a lament

posted by adam on 03.23.2006

We don’t really embrace lament these days. It’s rare to even hear anyone talk about lament, but I feel like lamenting this afternoon.
I just got off the phone with a minister friend of mine, someone I once worked with, and hearing about his congregation and how the work there is going made me sad. I […]

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chaos

posted by adam on 03.23.2006

I am reading a story right now that involves an interesting element: the “Chaos Curse.” I have to admit, when I first read about it and its alleged effects I was unimpressed. The Chaos Curse simply exaggerates the true desires of one’s heart. Whatever is already there is highlighted. If you have a passion for, […]

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the hard part

posted by adam on 03.21.2006

I once heard a minister say that the hardest part of being a minister is being a Christian. I think he meant to convey that faith is hard work, and I buy that because it rings true to my own experience.
It’s funny because we talk about faith in God using terms like “surrender” and that […]

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re-calibrating

posted by adam on 03.15.2006

Sometimes I find myself in a place, like in a dream. I feel like I’m looking at myself from the outside, wondering where I am and what I’m doing. It’s like watching a movie but this movie is about me. It’s filled with suspense and intrigue. Like any good suspenseful film, I watch the main […]

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quote

posted by adam on 03.11.2006

“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”

- The Imitation of Christ

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good things

posted by adam on 03.09.2006

Two weekends ago my wife and I spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting her parents. On Saturday morning her father and I had the chance to visit for a while. I have recently made a considerable career change, moving from a people-helping industry back to sales. I have found the transition difficult at times.
I […]

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