Faith and Family: A Dad's Search for Truth

Frederick Buechner once wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you." I started this blog to share random thoughts about my quest to become a better father, husband, and Christian, and to discuss what I learn in my everyday life and where my place at the party might be. I look forward to comments and stories from you about your own journeys.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Looking Into the Eyes of Christ

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"You have heard some say, 'We don't need those people.' Well, Jesus is one of those people, and that is a great part of w...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

A Crisis of Faith

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Now that the title has grabbed your attention, I'll clarify and say that the crisis of faith - my faith - isn't with the having of f...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Some Brief Thoughts on Prayer

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These comments from the book Jesus Wept , by the Episcopal priest and writer Barbara Crafton, jumped out at me as I read them earlier and ha...
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Friday, October 02, 2009

Hubble, the Universe, and Our Place In It All

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My only thought for today is to take a moment and just consider how grand is the universe we are fortunate enough to inhabit. All it takes i...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

In Honor of Woodstock: Hanging with the Opening Act

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I missed Woodstock by about 8 months - and not as some would expect just because I didn't know it was going on and arrived late. No, it...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Henry Louis Gates Incident Shows There's Still Work to Do

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REVISED - July 27, 2009. As more information comes out on this, I find that I have been guilty of the very thing that so many others do: I j...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Walter Cronkite: And That's the Way He Was

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Broadcast news is much different now than it was when I was a child. Rather than having parents flip to one of the three big networks to wat...
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Monday, July 06, 2009

By Looking Away, Are We Robbing Someone of Their Legacy?

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By not looking someone in the eye as you walk by them, or by turning away from someone in an uncomfortable situation, what is your action do...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

There Won't Be a Disco Comeback Unless...

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Think for a moment if you will about studio musicians - those men and women who toil in near obscurity, making their careers and eking out a...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Can You Spare Five Minutes to Change Someone's Life?

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During his weekly sermon at church this morning, our priest-in-charge made the point that all of the news this week about Michael Jackson an...
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Frederick Buechner once wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.” I'm a 40-something husband and father who is trying to figure out my place at the party and learning all I can along the way about religion, education, politics, and anything else that comes up on the journey.
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