The only people that really know our young lives are our parents. Whatever vague recollections I have from my early earthly days cannot compete with the vibrant remembrances my parents vividly recall. They know more about my early life even if I am the original owner (actually God is the owner of all life). My […]
Tag Archives: faith
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Aug
Aug
How we understand the world is how we understand ourselves, others and our faith; and yes, we all have a faith, even the most ardent atheist or apathetic agnostic. Every human needs purpose and perseverance to prevent a life of pointlessness. When we lack meaning in our lives we become lost in a despair of […]
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Jul
Jul
As summer signals its send-off and autumn announces its arrival, the earthly equipment we employ to measure time will mark the conclusion of my sixtieth year in this here and now. A birthday milestone I could never even imagine thirty years ago. A birthday marker that too many of my friends never realized; their lives […]
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Jul
Jul
I live in a culture that deifies what our senses can see while disparaging what our senses cannot see. I live in a culture that devours generosity to satiate our vociferous appetite for self while discounting a sense of shared community. I live in a culture that diminishes kindness and denigrates love. God is love. […]
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Jan
Jan
We all have a faith, even those who profess no faith. Faith isn’t just about believing in the unseen; it’s about believing in what you have seen. It’s about your motivation to get out of bed each morning. It’s about persevering through struggles and setbacks. It’s about holding onto hope when life is hard and […]
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Sep
Sep
While I welcome everyone to my writing, because that is the nature of love, this reflection is specific to my brothers and sisters who call Jesus Lord. Words long overdue, but ones that now require revelation. Revealing not only my heart, but matters that trouble my heart as a believer in the body of Christ. […]
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Aug
Aug
For most of my adult life, I professed that I had no faith; well, at least in God. A bold and belligerent bellow that was big headed because of my own blind spots. An ego stoked by wealth, worldly success and wanting to evade the examination of my own earthly expiration. Mellowed by maturity and […]
Weekly Reflections
Maintaining Faith When Your Government Deliberately Lies to Cover-up Crimes Against Children
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Jul
Jul
For the majority of my life, before my spiritual awakening, I rarely questioned our government. Believing that they would do no harm. Believing that policy was never about the self-interest of the few, but the sole interest of the many. I was wrong; very, very wrong. Just like I was wrong about my faith in […]
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Sep
Sep
A life in service to Babylon and a heart in rebellion to God would ultimately betray Don. As I collected birthday after birthday, I could no longer avoid life’s reality of loss and suffering. Realizing I cannot stop the marching of time. It will trample the young and the old. Don Young and Don old.
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Aug
Aug
I was blessed to be raised by parents who sincerely believe in God, and who surely believe in the unconditional love of God. A Christian home rooted in the ethic of love God and ALL your neighbors. The commandment in which the law, the prophets and the entire ministry of Jesus is summarized. Even though […]
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