Christ in Post-Christian Culture
I apologize for not posting anything for the past three weeks. I had a personal emergency. Something that demanded my total attention. As you may know from reading "about" me, I have a history of drug and alcohol abuse. I've been attending 12-Step meetings since 2001. At that time, I was drinking a fifth of …
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I haven't quite been myself lately. I laugh, but not from the gut. I cry, but not so much that I get lost in it and can't stop. Eating, now that's been out of control. I recently lost thirty pounds in six months. Well, seventeen of them came back over the past ninety days. I …
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Fear. Now there's a terrible four-letter word. Some will tell you that fear is necessary for survival. How else will you know if something is harmful or fatal to you? I propose the correct word here is caution. Not fear. You see, fear will stop you dead in your tracks. Fear will lie to you. …
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I have often been bothered by the question, "How much is too much." I believe in reaching out to help the next suffering human being. I have always been convinced that we are saddled with the responsibility to help our least fortunate fellow man. Of course, the help we provide can certainly vary. It can …
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I behaved myself in school for the most part. I wanted all of my teachers to like me. I learned how to write a sentence, a paragraph, a short story. I practiced diagramming sentences. My compositions were smart, clear and concise. My mind was filled with hundreds of original thoughts. Sometimes it was like a …
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I have not always been interested in my fellow man. I was extremely self-centered for a great number of years. Much of this had to do with being constantly drunk or high. My perspective did not begin to change until I stopped drinking and using drugs. As a result of quitting, a whole new world …
I am so sorry to be reblogging this older post so late. I wanted to get it up on the site by Christmas Eve, but I forgot. I hope you enjoy this tale about Christmas through the eyes of a young boy. Wow, only four days til Christmas Day. The last year went so fast …
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Someone shared a nice poem with me today about recovery. I don't know who wrote it, but it wasn't me. I find it to be rather clever. Enjoy. I was shocked , confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. It was the …
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I recently took an online training course on recognizing and reporting child abuse. I could not help but think of all the horror stories I've heard during my career as a psychiatric technician and residential counselor. One of my jobs involved working with women who were abused over a large part of their childhood and …
A cat that can find a bell under three metal cups and poke at it with his paw. He hears the bell and knows exactly where it is. A bear that can twirl a tree branch, throw it in the air and catch it. A large line of trees that are bent permanently by sea …
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