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The End & The Beginning

Spring & Summer 2015 Mix “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end”  wrote Seneca the Younger (also featured in the song, “Closing Time” by Semisonic– the quote, not Seneca). These are seasons of ends and beginnings. Over the past couple

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Beating Hearts

You lift me up to your ear. My heart beats, a common novelty, but to you this is a miracle of gold standard. Each beat a note far greater than any music that you had loved before now. Wonder is

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15 Minutes of Being 21

I found this journal entry on a random flash drive… On September 29, 2009 around 11:45 PM, I reflected on my past and wondered about the future. It’s funny, sad, and fascinating to see what I thought about then– and

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Tom Isles Is A…

There was the book.  There was the display.  There were the crowds lined up four hours ahead of time.  There was just one thing wrong.* “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?”  I whirled around and flung my arm at the

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We All Need a Little Satire Now and Then

Satire. A necessary “evil” that is actually a medicine for the ills of society and humanity. Here are a few pieces that can balance out our madness with a little lunacy: satirical journalism, prank article guides, and de-affirmational books.  Satire– def. the use of

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Greenhouse Ministries Resources

Hey there friends! I get the fun job of creating curriculum, handouts, flyers, documents, and resources for the kids, parents, families, and volunteers in Greenhouse Ministries at Poplar Creek Church. Some are so specific they may have no place beyond

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Motivational Babies #6

What’s better than motivational quotes and pictures of babies? Nothing. Except maybe chocolate chip cookies. Mmmm… I made these images a couple years ago and have been rolling them out for a while. Haven’t posted any since December 2013, so

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Two & One

Why do we have two   Arms   Hands   Legs   Feet   Nostrils   Ears   And eyes?   Yet one   Heart   Mouth   Chest   Gut   Mind   Body   And soul?   Perhaps

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The RU From EW at BU: 1-2-3

The Random Update from Evan Weppler at Baylor University, Fall and Winter 2007. Oh, those were the days.  Eight years ago this month, I graduated from high school. After a summer at camp, I said goodbye to Cypress and moved

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To Know and Be Known, Part 2

StrengthsFinder. Enneagram. Love Languages. What are they? In Part 1 of this post, I previously wrote about the different ways we can know ourselves and know others here. In that post, I compared getting to know someone like traveling through

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