Facebook can either be a useful way to share information and stay in contact with friends or the biggest time waster. It can also be something more sinister; an easy way to have your private information displayed all over the internet. It seems like every time you make changes to keep your Facebook information private […]
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Looking into the Face of Abuse
Truth comes in strange packages.  The barely thirty-something women sat on the witness stand, preparing to tell a story she would rather have kept buried in the recesses of her mind.  But the subpoena didn’t allow her that option. Instead she focused intently, keeping her eyes on the prosecutor.  Knowing the intimate details of the […]
Can we Survive Without Tradition?
As I left the large building in Portland and said goodbye to my friends I sauntered off to find my car on this warm Saturday afternoon in June. Being that I was near downtown Portland, people were coming and going. Some on bikes. Some walking their dogs. A few jogging, lost in the music flowing […]
Memorial Day 2012
I have mixed feelings on this Memorial Day. In a few short days I’ll get my Marine back after four years of service. It was late Sunday before Memorial Day 2008 that I hugged my daughter goodbye one last time before she was whisked off to Paris Island, SC for Marine Bootcamp. Now, four years […]
The Art of Almost
“No! I froze I can’t be so far away from my wasteland I’ll never know when I might ambulance” ~ Wilco Living in the land of the familiar. A state that the songwriter describes as his wasteland. Walking to the edge, ready to step through to something big; something unknown. The the thing he […]
Book Review: Reggie
So Who’s your Daddy? The story of Reggie Dabbs, a man born to a teenage girl, conceived by an unknown father. His story is one of salvation and ministry to today’s youth. This is the story of Reggie Dabbs. The story of his journey to find his identity and value as a person. The story […]
Review: Keurig Elite Coffee Brewer
Keurig Elite coffee machines are gaining in popularity. Cheryl and I recently bought one. When I was growing up it was a routine to sit down to a family dinner every night. After the meal was finished it was time to sit and visit around the table with a fresh cup of coffee. In those […]