On Younger Brothers as Patriarchs

This post began in June of 2013. It has become all the more relevant as of late given the loss […]

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On the Sixth of 8.45 Lessons Learned About Recovery/Restoration (surgery and other): Paradox

Continuing from post-surgery, post-fire recovery … Dial-up Microwaved Pizza Marathon One-Sized-Fits-All Plateaus 6. Recovery/Restoration is this paradoxical opportunity and misery. The […]

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On the Fifth of 8.45 Lessons Learned About Recovery/Restoration (surgery and other): Plateaus

Continuing from post-surgery, post-fire recovery … Dial-up Microwaved Pizza Marathon One-Sized-Fits-All 5. Recovery/Restoration has these plateaus where it actually gets […]

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On the Third of 8.45 Lessons Learned About Recovery/Restoration (surgery and other): Marathon

As repeated in Lesson 1: After my recent neck surgery, I finally am forcing myself to reflect on what I may actually […]

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On 90-10, enabling, and caring

Enabling. It’s one of those things that no one wants to do or have done to us, but it’s a […]

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On Instructions

Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. Proverbs 4:13 Instructions.  A man’s frenemy. 

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On Inmates, Identity and Spoken Word

Are you one of those parents who are gifted at making up words to songs in the middle of singing them? […]

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