Tunnel Vision: The Personal Purgatory of Kevin Tunell
In the early hours of Friday, January 1, 1982 the seventeen year-old Kevin Tunell made the biggest mistake of his life. At a New Year’s party near Washington DC, he got very drunk; his friends urged him not to drive but he insisted, “Nothing will [...]
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Vatican II Quotes that Divide
I like that the new Pope Francis has elected a popmobile without the bullet proof fish tank. Not because I’m looking forward to his successor, but because I think it’s a great statement of faith in God’s sovereignty: Catholic by theology, Calvinist by practice. In [...]
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Orphan Annie and You: Together for Adoption Conference
3“If you’re picturing a cute, feisty redhead Annie embracing a transformed Mr Warbucks, you’re at the wrong conference.” Or so we were forewarned by one of the speakers at the Together for Adoption Conference last week. No Free Samples As I left for the flight [...]
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Jubilee then and now
The problem with the world is that there is not enough money in it. Or so the wealthy G8 countries believed when they collectively lent over $100bill to developing countries to stimulate growth in their lackluster economies. (G8 refers to the eight fatcat countries that [...]
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On Autumn Dawn’s birthday
It’s my precious little girl’s birthday today. It’s hard to express the love a father has for his daughter. In fact, I find it emotionally choking to even try. However, a friend of mine was equal to the task. Byron Yawn is a co-author with [...]
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The Art of the Belated V Day Gift
This year I surprised Kim with flowers. Her response: “It means so much because it’s so out of character for you.” I kid you not. I think she meant that as a compliment? Anyway, in our eleventh year of marriage I decided to keep up [...]
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Why I feel sorry for introverts.
Simply put, introverts are misunderstood. That’s why I pity them. Don’t get me wrong, I like introverts; they leave more airtime for us extroverts to dominate conversation, but they are a marginalized, silent little bunch. Here is an excellent article I read on this odd group of [...]
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Liestrong: Why I wear a Livestrong shirt
Just for the record: the reason I am frequently seen wearing a Livestrong, dri-fit sweat top is because it was given to me as a gift for Christmas, just before Lance went public with his admission of doping guilt. No, I do not support his [...]
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