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Jesus in my arm

Summer is here and school is out, so the kids are looking for more to do. One thing they won't be doing for the next couple of weeks, however, is riding their bikes. You see, some bastard(s) stole their bikes at some point in the last couple of days (we Read More...
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2007 07 1

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A nine-word poem

My friend Mir was telling me about a writing challenge she's been working on lately on one of her web forums; someone posts nine words and then people write a poem incorporating them. I decided to do something different: write a poem in nine words. Read More...
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2007 01 26

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Boy, I wasn't kidding...

...in my last post when I said this was the year of the outage. About the time Steph and I tried to get the domain controller back online, we had a completely unrelated bit of breakage take down the blog server for another several weeks. Finally tracked Read More...
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2006 12 9

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Country music, Christianity, and Carrie Underwood

For the past several months (maybe even year or two), I've been pondering an essay on how short and overt expressions of Christianity seem to be a staple feature of the country music genre and the severe cognitive dissonance this sometimes produces. Read More...
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2006 10 27

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What ails our Communion: abuse or autoimmune disease?

Steph just forwarded me a blog post that has taken my metaphorical breath away. I haven't had a chance to properly take it in; all I have are questions and impressions. No answers, sorry. Most unlike me, I know; I'm usually much more of a know-it-all. Read More...
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2006 10 17

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Compassion is for the weak

One of the things I like about 3Sharp is that I have a great group of co-workers. We can be heads-down in the middle of the most amazingly deep technical discussion and without batting an eye (or dropping an ASCII smiley) transition into the most esoteric Read More...
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2006 10 3

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I've talked about it long enough, I need to just do it

For a while now, I've been kicking around the idea of writing a book on Christianity. All this recent fuss over The Da Vinci Code just convinces me of two things: today's Amercian Christian churches serious need a well-placed slap upside the head and Read More...
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2006 05 29

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A witness to remember

Love your Enemies End the Occupation Release the Peacemakers Read More...
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2005 12 9

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Small annoyances redux

Holidays are a time of love, peace, family unity, good smells coming from the kitchen, world peace, and a fluffy bunny for every child. They are also times of high stress, especially for those who are hosting the inevitable gatherings. Lots of chores, Read More...
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2005 11 24

Devin

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To the Religious Right: WTF, over?

You get pissed off about sex in video games because of the children. You get pissed off about homosexuality because of the children. You get pissed off about all sorts of things because of the children. And yet you support a war, and the leadership which Read More...
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2005 11 10

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Nineteen

I still remember a time in politics, back when I was a lad, when the conservatives were the people who thought that you created the fewest number of laws you could get away with and the liberals were the ones who thought that if something was a good idea Read More...
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2005 11 9

Devin

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In the memory of Stephen Smith

I got some very difficult news tonight about a friend. I have no words of my own, so I offer these that were crafted by Annie Lennox, Howard Shore and Fran Walsh , to be sung so powerfully by Annie Lennox for the end of The Lord of the Rings : Lay down Read More...
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2005 09 18

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It's My Party

Neither Stephanie nor I are pretty when we cry. If you're drawing a blank on why the above line makes sense in a post titled "It's My Party," you've obviously never seen the movie of the same name starring Eric Roberts and Gregory Harrison. This movie Read More...
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2005 04 9

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I can't tell if this is success or failure...

I made it all the way through Lent without having any pop [1] , so Easter Sunday afternoon I treated myself to a can of Pepsi. I had another one this afternoon. It just doesn't taste as good as I used to think it did. I won't have any trouble keeping Read More...
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2005 03 29

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A line in the sand

Thanks to PNH of Electrolite fame and Wil Wheaton , I learned about the list of blogs and bloggers taking a public stance against the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General of the United States. The original kick-off is here and the overflow Read More...
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2005 01 27

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The Good, the Bad, and the Episcopalian

Wherein Devin shares his thoughts on attending the consecration of Bavi Edna Rivera as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Olympia, Episcopal Church of United States of America. Read More...
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2005 01 22

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On Encouraging Tolerance (with thanks and apologies to John Scalzi)

I respond to John Scalzi's Seven Maxims for Non-Believers with my own Seven Maxims for Believers. Read More...
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2004 12 30

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Grassroots and the Internet

Devin gets in the middle of the American Family Association's campaign against FCC Chairman Mike Powell. Read More...
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2004 12 16

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Thoughts on the Parable of the Lost Geek

LJ readers: you are going to have to follow the link to my blog to read the full post.

As I was getting ready for bed, a casual conversation with my wife kicked off a thought that resulted in me rushing to the keyboard. This post is the result...

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2004 10 17

Devin

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