Thoughts on a Postmodern Faith

Like Children Who Build Their Home Among the Graves

by Shawn April 6, 2012
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I sat at the back of the bus on Friday, Good Friday, and my eyes swam in tears as I soaked up the photos of a memorial service for my dear friends’ baby: a willow tree, pink balloons scattered in a blue sky, and a small white box that fit comfortably in one hand. I [...]

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Make Decisions Based Not on What’s Expected, But On What’s Possible

by Shawn March 30, 2012

This adventure, the one Maile and I began when we stood at our kitchen counter in Leesburg, Virginia and realized we were going to have to move into my parents’ basement: it’s just beginning. For the longest time I’ve been waiting for it to come to an end. I thought that after making the “right” [...]

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When a Woman Isn’t Allowed to Run the Race (The Picture of the Tackle)

by Shawn March 24, 2012

A few of you were wondering what happened to the race organizer in the suit trying to chase down Kathrine Switzer at the Boston Marathon and rip off her race numbers because she was a woman and he didn’t want any women running in his race. Turns out, a huge dude body checked him. As [...]

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When a Woman Isn’t Allowed to Run the Race

by Shawn March 21, 2012
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My friend (and blog designer extraordinaire) Jason McCarty posted this picture on his Facebook page a few days ago, and something about it caught my attention. What’s up with the dude in the suit accosting that innocent woman trying to run a race? I had to read the caption. It turns out Kathrine Switzer became [...]

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Internet Friends Aren’t Like “Real Life” Friends…Are They?

by Shawn March 14, 2012
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Online friendships aren’t real relationships…are they? There’s no substitute for spending real time with someone, face to face…is there? All these social websites do is give you a superficial glance into someone’s life…don’t they? * * * * * The rest of today’s post is over at Inkling Media. To read about my take on [...]

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An Excerpt From My Upcoming E-Book, “Building a Life Out of Words”

by Shawn March 13, 2012
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In just a few weeks an e-book I’ve written will be available: “Building a Life Out of Words.” Here are three reasons why I’m super excited about its release: I get to share the story of my first year making a living as a writer – the projects I worked on, the stress and  joys [...]

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Confessions of Someone Whose Skin is Being Ripped Off

by Shawn March 1, 2012
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“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered” – GK Chesterton. “A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are for.”  John A. Shedd, Salt from My Attic There is something about this adventure that is exposing parts of me I never [...]

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