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Category Archives: Reflection
Vow of Silence
The day I was born (according to my mother) one of the doctors listened to my loud cries and quipped, “That kid’s ALL mouth!” And somehow that characterization has followed me ever since. I have an old cassette tape recording … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, goals, monasticism, Reflection
Tagged monasticism, silence, trappists, vows
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A Father Dies, A Father is Born
Still here in Tulsa at Grady Walker’s house with my son (also Grady). Usually when we come up here to visit, we stay in the guest bedroom by the kitchen. As fate would have it, another guest is staying in … Continue reading
Giving Jesus the Bird
Last night as I was leaving (and locking up) the church, a man in a truck pulled up, and asked where the prayer meeting was. I said I didn’t know, but that we didn’t have anything scheduled in the building … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Church, Prayer, Reflection
Tagged Blogging, confessional, favorites, Jesus, Prayer
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A Samson Moment
10681069 Yesterday I was having a Samson moment. Because of some stuff happening in my life right now, I was feeling shorn of power, shorn of favor, and shorn of identity. Like Samson, it was mostly a situation brought on … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Life, Literature, Pictures, Reflection
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When a Community Dies…
For most of the past year, I have spent Tuesday mornings, Wednesday mornings, and a handful of Friday nights hanging out at Dunn Bros Coffee shop — a local coffee shop that, while a franchise, is at least NOT $tarbuck$. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Rants, Reflection
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Folk Song #4: Poorest Man
This is the last (for now) in my series of recently-written songs, an attempt to take my style more intentionally in the direction of simplistic and socially-conscious folk music. I should mention that this particular song seems to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Rants, Reflection
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Jesus, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Stormtrooper’s Daddy
For my birthday last week, Amy got me the special edition DVD of “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.” Basically, the original Star Wars movie that started everything off, and my personal favorite (It’s the archetypal Hero’s quest, after … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, Grady, Reflection
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