While Preparing for a funeral this Saturday, I was reading over some of the service notes from other funerals I have done and found this. I wrote it about an amazing man who passed away last year at the age … Continue reading Eulogy For Curtis Wilson
I am a member of a Facebook group that discusses theology among other things. I don’t get to get on there very much, but it seems like every time I do, I see a pattern. Very often people get into … Continue reading What’s in a song?
This Saturday (March 23, 2013) is a reunion show for the band I was in for six years. As I have been preparing, most of my thoughts have been excited for the opportunity to spend time with and play music … Continue reading The Untold .HEREtoday. Story
When I was a kid, my cousins were like extra siblings. We spent a lot of time together. Our families visited each other very often, and we were close. Close enough to fight and bicker, laugh and torture each other, to know one another well, and feel a special bond as a family. As is, I expect usually the case, time went by and we grew up and got into the social circles of our schools and became more involved locally, there were fewer visits, and so our cousins were less like siblings and more like, well cousins I guess. … Continue reading For My Cousin, Kristina Hinsdale
We live in a behavioral modification society. We are all about avoiding the consequences of doing the “wrong” thing. Our lives are filled with consequences to be avoided, pitfalls to go around, down sides to not to be seen. The thought occurred to me this morning as I passed a state trooper sitting on the side of the road. We don’t speed because we don’t want to get a ticket, not because we are convinced it is in our best interests. We, at our core most often believe that it is in our best interest to get where ever we … Continue reading Speed Trap
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