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My Bipolar Book Buying and Borrowing Binge
The past two days, I have been to three bookstores and two libraries and have, for a very reasonable price, bought and borrowed a good many books I’ll be reflecting on in “The Study” chapter of my...
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For Two Aspiring Writers
‘Tis the season for graduation parties and this weekend I’m going to two – one for my college roommate’s son Dan and one for my cousin Leah’s daughter Kelsi. Interestingly, Dan and Kelsi share...
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A Sneak Peak at my Beach Retreat
Tomorrow I leave for a working retreat. My uncle Larry has graciously offered the use of his beach condo on the Gulf Coast of Florida not far from Tampa – for a whole week. I’m looking forward both...
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How Do I Believe the Bible?
This morning I met with Pastor Andy at the Reformed Presbyterian of Columbus and discussed the subject of “Revelation and the Nature of God.” The first question of faith we considered was — Do you...
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Building Blogging Community by Featuring Followers – II
I had so much fun and have received such a good early response to my previous post featuring seven of my blog followers, that I thought I’d feature seven more today. If the first post was a pot-luck,...
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A Few Great Writers (and me) on Writing
I have some great news for which I am very thankful. I have accepted a position as a writing instructor at a local community college. The course is called “Introduction to Academic Writing” and it is...
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What Sam Found in His Backpack After Break
– one library copy of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground (overdue) – one composition notebook with “Sam’s journal” written on the cover with a black Sharpie. – two blackened banana peels,...
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Wellbutrin, The Yellow Wallpaper, Purging, Suicide, and Stigma in Church:...
“Re-evaluating the Past: Wellbutrin Revisited” ([bi]polar curious) “…the last year and a half I spent in high school (the time I spent taking wellbutrin) is an odd blur of experiences and behaviors....
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Extremes, Music Therapy, Representation, Derealization, Coping: Mental Health...
“I Go to Extremes” (Kris Atkins Writes) Looking back over the years, I was hypomanic my freshman year of college. I got entirely too little sleep, spent way too much money, and ate a ridiculous amount...
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A Troublemaker in Tribulation (a poem on Revelation 1:1-11)
This Sunday, the pastor at my church is concluding a sermon series this morning on the book of Revelation. At the beginning of the series, he identified four basic schools of interpretation — preterist...
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