It's been some time since I was in the wilderness--even a wilderness area close to the city. I'm heading out to a wilderness trail I used to frequent tomorrow. Anticipating the outing I was thinking …
Old school-new school.
"Wow, you're really old school!" That's a phrase I've heard a number of times in the past month or two. I started working out in a gym every day a few months ago. Not a new experience for me--there …
How is life treating you? Maybe it’s the wrong question
I had a friend who used to greet people with "How is life treating you?" He was just asking how someone was doing, but what he said points to something I've been thinking about more and more.We tend …
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Unknown Responsibility–They’re watching you!
This May I will be teaching some classes. That’s not unusual. I teach a lot, and I teach about a wide range of things. But this will be different. I’ll be in Bangkok, Thailand, teaching in a …
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Why I don’t hate pedophiles (and other thoughts on forgiveness).
Last week I was talking with one of our volunteer leaders. We were talking about the appropriate response to different situations--in this case, people who are on Megan's list (sex offenders). Every …
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A five letter word
There are a lot of words that people find offensive. Sometimes because they are vulgar. Sometimes because they are intended to be offensive. But sometimes it is simply because we don't like the …