Category Archives: Describe Your Ride

One Of Those Days

Today is one of those days where there are a lot of thoughts and emotions running around inside my head and it would be nice if I could take the day off—go for a long walk or ride—and process them. … Continue reading

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The Medium and the Message

Now that the dust has settled here in blog-land, or at least this little portion of it, let’s continue our ride into what will soon be tomorrow. Truth is, I was a little overwhelmed with the response to “The Truth … Continue reading

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The Process of Mourning

Last Wednesday I had dinner with a friend of mine and afterwards went to see the new Spiderman movie. During the course of the evening, we shared with each other some of our parallel experiences with church life. If there … Continue reading

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A Season For Everything

It is another Sunday morning and a time that I have found to be very relaxing since I don’t have to hurry around and prepare for a morning service at church. The new church I attend meets in the afternoon … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened to Acts

I remember vividly the evening I was born again and filled with the Holy Spirit. It was during a little meeting in a living room at a friends house in Ashe County, North Carolina. Sandi, my wife, was not with … Continue reading

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The Truth Is Out There

As an old X-Filer I certainly beleive that there are many different views of reality floating around. I also tend to think it is ironic that the Eagles would sing on “Hotel California” that “You can check out anytime you … Continue reading

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Reconciliation

I began this blog, after thinking about it for a couple of years, following my departure from the church I had attended for 22 years. I felt like my creativity had been given back to me and it was time … Continue reading

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Falling Off My Bike

Since I have been riding my road bike for almost a year, and enjoying it immensly I might add, I did what most bikers do and upgraded my pedals from the cage to the clip-in type. And what a whirlwind … Continue reading

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What Is Authority In Today’s World

Authority is a word that seems to have many meanings in today’s language. As I was thinking about this I wondered what came first, the chicken or the egg. In other words, was authority the word concevied and then defined … Continue reading

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Another Note On Authority

On March 2nd of this year I wrote an entry about church authority in which I revealed some of the issues I had lived through during my tenure at a local church I had attended for 22 years and recently … Continue reading

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