I don’t fear dying. I just don’t want to run out of toilet paper. It seems absurd to read it that way, but that was …
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A Flag and a Prayer
On October 18, 2016, I was sailing on a cargo ship, the MV Baltic Sea, to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Early in the …
Read More »Escaping Into Sleep
I was having trouble falling to sleep last night. So I tried to trick my racing thoughts into making sense. This is my poem for …
Read More »Consider the Sparrows
“Look, if you sold a few sparrows, how much money would you get? A copper coin apiece, perhaps? And yet your Father in heaven knows …
Read More »Love and Trust
If you can nail down what I’m about to unpack here, and convince yourself to practice it, you will find yourself able to navigate the …
Read More »Forever Young
Perhaps you caught the story years ago online: “A 56 year-old inventor and author predicts that human immortality is no more than 20 years away!” …
Read More »Soup Kitchen Faith
The pungent odor of sweaty bodies and pre-cooked food greeted me as I walked in. Enormous pots bubbled with soup, and pre-cut salad fixings lined …
Read More »Sometimes I Doubt
Dear God: I was hit with a surging wave of doubt today. About You. Please forgive me, but I’m sometimes bombarded by the fact that …
Read More »Faith and Love
“Often I encounter religious folks who seem like they have everything figured out. I don’t mean their lives are working perfectly; I just mean that …
Read More »God Whispered My Name
Asleep in my California seaside apartment, I suddenly heard my name, “Ron,” in a clear, distinct whisper. Immediately I awoke and checked the small apartment …
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