A Good Decision
“To love somebody is not just a strong feeling—it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were just a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever.” -Erich Fromm
Author Archive: Mark
Thinking of Heroes
I had no intention of going to the Red Sox championship parade today. None at all. I’m a guy who drives to New Hampshire every weekend to get away from people – not to find myself in the midst of 2 million of them. The thought of attending didn’t even […]
Being Faithful Where You Are
Because we’re going through our lives, and we’re trying as hard as we can, and things just seem to always blow up in our faces, and we keep going, ‘God, God, why?’ We don’t know what he’s doing. So just let him do it. If you really believe he’s good, then let him […]
Lessons Learned from Pam Beesly Halpert
“There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that the point?” – Pam Beesly Halpert That was the final line from the final episode of The Office. It was also the line that had me up late at night, once again reading about the guy who wrote Our Town. I’ve […]
The Old Man on the Mountain
Editors Note: Pictured below is The Old Man on (or “of”) the Mountain, shortly before kablooing into thousands of tiny pieces as his very existence crumbled, trickled, and tumbled into the deep void that resides in our hearts. This post commemorates the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the untimely explosion of […]
The Life of Brennan Manning
His consistent banging on the drums of God’s unconditional love sounded at a time when many of us had about ‘had it up to here’ with religion and church and, probably most importantly, ourselves. We were the tired, poor, self-hating huddled masses yearning to be free, and along came a […]
These Hips Don’t Lie
I’m back in the US after spending a week in Colombia. This is another journal of my trip. Here was the first in case you missed it. The combination of winding roads, high elevation and Mario Andretti wannabe drivers made me super nauseous every time we got in a cab. Incidentally, if […]
Life on Another Planet
I learn firsthand something I’ve suspected for a long time. There are, indeed, people who live outside of the United States of America. The life is different. So different, I feel as though I might as well be on another planet. In this case, that planet’s name is “Colombia”. I […]
I Love Cyndi Lauper
I love Cyndi Lauper. (It feels so good typing that, I’m going to type it again.) I LOVE CYNDI LAUPER! (Oh yes! The freedom in professing my love! I know girls just want to have fun, but I’m coming right out with my feelings, Cyndi. You know where I stand. […]
