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  • I had a severe test of my character the other day.  I was on a ministry call, and I often wander around the house when I am on the phone.  There is, apparently, a direct connection between the movement of my feet and the firing of synapses in my noggin.  Well, I happened to stop…

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  • Along Came Charlie

    The very first parrot I owned was the result of a moment of righteous indignation.  Or at least, I thought it was righteous.  I will admit to a bit of parrot snobbery in my youth.  I thought I knew better and could do more. Back in those days they used to sell parrots at places…

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  • It all began with Muffin. Muffin was (and possibly still is) a sweet tempered Blue Fronted Amazon parrot.  I have carefully sifted through all of my memories of her and can’t bring up a single one of her biting me.  Never fear, however.  I have been bitten enough times in subsequent years to make up…

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  • Beginning at the End

    Every end has a beginning on both sides.  It is those transition periods that can be the most challenging.  A whole lot of our endings overwhelm the beginning that happens – or COULD happen at the same time.  Sometimes we wrestle for weeks, months, or even years before we can let go of the end…

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  • Somewhere in the midst of normal work, normal life (if such a thing exists!) and preparing to move across the country, I have been working on the production of the album “Intro to Spiritual Structures”.  This is the studio recording of the teleconferences I taught last year.  On a side note, I actually recorded it…

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