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Like a Fat Man in a Speedo – Operating Outside of Karma

Have you ever been to the beach and wondered if certain people have ever heard of the concept of mirrors? Like the guy wearing a speedo that looks more like a piece of thigh floss than a bathing suit? Or the gray-haired lady in the two piece who could benefit from some sort of third …[ read more ]

Never Kill Anyone Unless You Have a Good Reason

Sometimes Christians are just weird. I mean, honestly. I know God said that He would call us to be a peculiar people but of all the verses to exemplify on an Olympic level, why do we all choose that one? My own brand of Christian weirdness came to my attention when my children were old …[ read more ]

Do I Know You?

Have you ever tried to make someone into the person you needed them to be? I know a woman who is often says “I’m tired of propping men up so I can lean on them.” She’s been to that place. Have you ever thought you knew someone only to find out you were terribly mistaken? …[ read more ]

Taken Out of Context

How can life become simultaneously simpler and, yet, more complicated? Take, for instance, meeting new people. In one way, now that I’m comfortably installed in mid-life, it’s easier to enter a roomful of strangers. I’ve had years of experience entering rooms and now I know those first few moments of nerves will settle down long …[ read more ]

I Am Developmentally Reluctant (or Adventures in Immaturity in Christ)

Everyone knows that it’s perfectly acceptable for children to be childish. What’s concerning as a parent is when your young adult is still acting like a child. Immaturity is relative. It’s quite normal to have to carry around an infant but if your seven-year-old can’t walk on his own, you take corrective action. I often …[ read more ]