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Playing the Victim

By | Apr 9, 2014
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You know, when you drop an egg on the kitchen floor, it always breaks?  And if you ignore that stupid little gas-pump-shaped light on your dashboard, the car will eventually run out of gas?  100% of the time.  And, almost…

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Supergroup?

By | Mar 20, 2014
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I have finally resolved that I am a superhero geek.  When I was a kid, I used to trace pictures of Iron Man out of comic books.  I had a garbage lid painted red, white and blue.  I wore capes…

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Bad News

By | Mar 10, 2014
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I’ve got bad news.  They don’t put music on 8-track tapes, vinyl or cassettes any more.  You can’t find a rotary dial phone anywhere, and even the cellular flip phones are off the map.  The Betamax videotape experiment failed, and…

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Dave is Dead

By | Jan 31, 2014
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Apologetics.  What an intimidating word that is.  Every time I hear it, I think of an apology for a total screw up.  Something like, “I’m sorry for forgetting our anniversary, honey”.  And within the context of being a Christian, it…

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The Face-Off

By | Jan 20, 2014
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He was in the bathroom shaving when I decided to let him have it.  “You’re such a freaking poser, dude”.  He looked back at me with this blank “What do you mean?” stare. “You call yourself a Christian, bro?”  I…

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It’s All About the “Fireteam”

By | Jan 6, 2014
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You know, the more time I spend with soldiers, the more I realize how completely upside-down our concept of “men’s ministry” is.  To add insult to injury, it’s becoming increasingly evident that our enemy— the same one who comes to…

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