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Dream: Discrepancy
Just like I use Being clever and charming To compensate for a lack Of being emotionally available In my closest relationships
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Dream: Wild Thing
I am holding a monster in my hands Round and furry, mostly head Like a Furby But evil, like a gremlin Yellow eyes, snarling teeth Rabid
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Dream: Swordfighter’s Puzzle
A group of us Decided to learn sword fighting Mostly on a whim But recently Something happened That made a couple of us Take it more seriously
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Redeeming Aphrodite: Freeing Minerva (Part 12 of 12)
Continued from Part 11 Prologue All of us turn South, seeking the Voice which interrupted our tableau, here in the Box of Hades: Eve, Queen of the Damned Minerva, her Champion Aphrodite and Artemis, my Advocates Myself, the Son of Adam We gaze toward the far horizon, where Eve’s Multitude…
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Core Grace Training
Core Graceis the abilityto hold the tensionbetween affirmingmy own individualityand acknowledging the legitimacyof other’s needslong enoughfor Jesus to crucifymy self-centered false identityand revealHis greater redemptionfor all of us. In other words,(by analogy with core strength training)it is what enable usto substitute Christ-like Responsesfor selfish Reactions Backstory
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Being Human: A Curriculum (reposted)
Over on my “technical” blog, I propose rethinking spirituality as a “job to be done,” against which various religious traditions and rituals can be measured. Feedback welcome! Reframing spirituality as the culturally-neutral, teachable practice of becoming more human, as expressed in: 3 Capabilities, 4 Attributes, 12 Learning Outcomes Being Human:…
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Dream: Gun Control
Owen Wilson and Ben Affleck are cops on a stakeoutThis floor of the buildingIs one giant roomFull of desks and bookshelvesProbably a college library Ben is on administrative leaveBecause he supposedly shot someoneFor no good reasonOwen, his partner, is helping him prove his innocenceBen’s fragmented memoriesAnd other cluesHave led them…
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Leaving Adam’s Arms
Escaping conflicted comfort… It is naturalTo seek comfortIn the arms of Adam Falling backOn the familiar patternsAnd role models of culture
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Dream: Hospital Escape
“Ms. Clairborne, please remain seated. Do not leave your room. All hospital personnel have been alerted to your presence. Do not make this harder on yourself than necessary.” Liz ignored the voice from speaker on the desk and finished getting dressed. She stepped over the male orderly who was sleeping…
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Dream: The Agony of Hope
“We have forgotten — or perhaps never really understood — what it means to trust that God is in control. Politics matters. But we have forgotten that good political leaders were supposed to be our gift to the world. Now we think they are something the world has to give us, so we…
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My Quest: Incarnating SOC-Awareness
aka The Practice of ImPresenceor How to Escape Enframing The (hopeful) resolution of lessons learned during my years spent in the Valley of Achor.
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DBJ-AEFJ “An Eye For Judging” 9/2/2021
Tickets available now! (For both 10am and 1pm on Thu Sept 2) I often get frustrated when others don’t see what I do. This passage makes me wonder what others see that I do not: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you…
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DBJ “SCAR” Edition
A more deliberately introspective version the Spirit section (between Word and Body, as in IGWET). Inspired by DBJ “AGONY” Edition.
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Round the Bend and Back Again
Round the Bend is a Nevil Shute novel about Tom, a British airplane mechanic who moves to the Middle East after his wartime marriage ends in disaster. In our online book club, I had a long but inconclusive discussion with my father about why Tom did that. This vignette is…
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Mitch’s Public Easter
This story blew me away. His private Easter feels like it has become mine. Thanks, Mitch. ‘A Boy in the Forest’ by Pikila When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of … My…
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Dream: Techie Mayor CEO
I feel like a failure It feels like my fault Because how can He succeed If nobody helps Him? And aren’t I responsible If I’m the only one Who knows He can be trusted?
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The Tunnel of Codependency
We say we are trying to help them But really we… I… I am mirroring Their pain and anxiety And it is easier To try to fix them Than deal with those feelings Within myself
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Dream: Construction Boundaries
MIT is being renovated. I am leading a tour group. Like I used to do. We come from the East. The standalone buildings on that side Are most functional. But the large complex in the heart of campus The Infinite Corridor Is completely surrounded in yellow tape. In fact The…
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