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don't eat alone: advent journal: you say it's my birthday
On this Sunday of Joy during Advent, our children led us in a Posada , which is a tradition from Mexico and other Latin American countries. ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: god's punctuation
I was in the self-checkout line at Kroger this afternoon, about six people deep, when the guy in front of me started talking. He was twenty-...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: measurements
I can show you a cup of flour, or a pound of sugar, but I am at a loss to quantify how much grief weighs, how long a heart stays broken,...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: suppertime
Who would think a single motion could carry multiple meanings. I spend my days stirring the soup, measuring out the corn meal, making sure e...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: words from a young poet
I left my notes for my post sitting on my desk at school this afternoon as I was heading for the second shift at the computer store. I came ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: an old story
I have some things on my mind, but I also got something in my eye this evening that has left it difficult for me to see well, much less conc...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: bells and borrowed words
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. (Leo Tolstoy) I'm trying to get down to the heart of the matte...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: someday face to face
I was a little over halfway through my first semester of seminary when a college friend called to say he was passing through town and wanted...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: I've got a hope
It's late, the dinner shift was busy, and I am missing my friend David. I've turned to music we shared together, particularly Mark Heard an...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: change the world for $25
I wish I could remember how I first heard of Kiva.org . It was probably because someone took time to write or send an email telling me about...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: waiting room
I drove home tonight from a long day at work, thinking about the different qualities of waiting. What came to mind was a story I wrote sever...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: a faraway christmas
Driving to work this morning, I was thinking about what I might write when I got home tonight. Though a couple of things came to mind and th...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: a sense of humor
Some time during the evening on Saturday I first noticed the little wisp that floated into my vision. It looks like a pen and ink drawing of...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: today there was not enough light
today there was not enough light to light the morning sky before I got to work to help my student see the error of his ways to last till ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: rice and revolution
Apropos of nothing, I want to point you to an interesting web site I found through Africa Kid and the World : Free Rice . As a former Englis...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: emmanuel
The sun is gone and darkness is settling down here. We're off soon to a potluck dinner at church and then a service together. Later, Ginger,...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: samuel's song
I realize I just posted a story a couple of days ago, but this one feels right for tonight. It was also written for a Christmas Eve service ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: goodbye, old friend
In this week where the days are the longest, life is a little darker tonight. Dan Fogelberg died last Sunday morning after a long battle wi...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: moving pictures
For the last several days I have been changing the profile picture on my Facebook page as I shuffled through some pictures of my childhood. ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: adding to the soundtrack
I missed blogging yesterday because I missed everything yesterday. Sunday night late I started throwing up and realized, as the fun continue...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: snap shot
Look at the photograph and you will see a little boy standing in the front yard; he is small and did not dress himself in the baggy shorts, ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: making peace
I was in and out of my car all day, running errands and hearing snippets about the confirmation hearings for Robert Gates to be Secretary of...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: keep me in your heart
We were scattered across the sanctuary, twenty-five or so in a room that will hold three hundred, the candles covering the Communion table o...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: incidental contact
The first Sunday of the month means we celebrate Communion at our church, as in many Protestant congregations. Of all the things we do toget...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: love songs
Joseph had lines in our pageant today. He said: The road to Bethlehem stretches out behind us. It has been a journey of love: love behind us...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: you say it's your birthday
I'm minutes away from completing my fiftieth year on the planet. I would like to anticipate that moment by paying homage to those with whom ...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: I love a parade
Ginger, Ella, and I went downtown for the annual Durham Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting. Here is Ella, up close and personal. If you need...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: teach me to pray
In front of our church is a brick courtyard and over to one side stands a row of hand painted rocks, each one holding a phrase from the Lord...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: wishing for a sing-a-long
I've been staring at the screen for a couple of hours now. I had a couple of ideas I was chasing, but my mind kept coming back to the sadn...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: how silently, how silently
I woke up this morning knowing it was going to be a busy day. (It appears waking up is oging to be a theme this season.) Mondays are rebuild...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: nothing new to say
Two years ago today, my good friend David Gentiles died. Losing someone that close brought new feelings for me. Yesterday marked nine weeks...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: post-it-modernism
After rereading my first couple of posts for Advent, I called my friend Gordon to ask if they made sense. What prompted my call was his com...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: a forward God
As Jay and I were eating breakfast this morning, he began laughing at an email message he received, a Christmas letter from one of his co-wo...
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don't eat alone: advent journal: the double nickel manifesto
I had not intended to publish a manifesto today, or any day for that matter, but this post at brainpickings.com set me to thinking what my ...
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A Reader's Journal: Christmas Advent Calendar
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season. My four daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 2 grandchildren are all close be for...
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A Reader's Journal: Christmas Advent Calendar
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season. My four daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 2 grandchildren are all close be for...
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