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Even Though the Tide is Coming In, Build One More Castle

I sit at the small booth towards the front of the bus spreading brie on crackers and eating them in between… [more]

The Girl Who Cannot Speak

Every Thursday night the woman leaves her house and drives over soft hills to the home of an Amish family.… [more]

What My Son Wants to be When He Grows Up

Each child at the Thanksgiving program stood from their seat and said what they wanted to be when they… [more]

Tough Mudder Recap – Idiots for Friends

"I have idiots for friends," was a thought that passed through my mind more than one time yesterday as… [more]

Theology is No Substitute for Time Spent Waiting Under an Oak Tree

I have an eight-year-old son now. He's skinny, like I was. He's (mostly) gentle, a rule follower, and… [more]

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