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“Jesus said heaven is a place for people of all nations. So if you don’t like Clarkston, you won’t like heaven.”
- THE REV. PHIL KITCHIN, Clarkston International Bible Church in Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been praying about honesty lately. As I write this blog, I struggle with just how much of my personal life to expose. It is an intercession blog and not about my life or idiosyncrasies. But it is *my* blog after all, so some of me will always be here, leaking out from behind the words and ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
Luciano Pavarotti left us this week… I’m already missing him. I loved the gleeful excess of his performances. But, like a lot of other folks, I also “had issues with” some of the gleeful excesses of his lifestyle. His life was a metaphor for the entire human condition–fallen, gifted, exuberant, passionate, more gourmand than gourmet, and changeable. His voice took me close to ecstasy when he sang. His passing has left me unaccountably irritable all week–and craving Italian food. Read the rest of this entry »
For me, the end of summer has a poignant melancholy about it. It comes of growing up at the seashore. At the shore, Labor Day was the end of everything fun–of boyfriends, free time, the excitement of new friends, of trips to the boardwalk and beach with visiting cousins or friends, and of days or nights spent working at some cotton candy, spin-a-paint, food concession stand, or amusement part on the local boardwalk. For me, Labor Day and the end of the tourist season signaled the end of my freedom for the next nine months. Read the rest of this entry »
