Author Archive: Mark

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Dallas – Part 5

Dallas – Part 5

March 4, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I’m not very good at saying goodbye. I’m so bad at it that I usually don’t tell people I’m leaving and sometimes just disappear. It’s always so awkward. If I must say goodbye, I say things that I’m not sure are accurate such as, “I’m sure I’ll see you again.” […]

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Moments of Truth

Moments of Truth

March 2, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

There have been times when a seemingly ordinary event stands out in my mind and it is difficult to place my finger on the reason why. I walk down the hallway and peek through the classroom windows to see children being taught by their instructors. Friends are saying goodbye after […]

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Fakebook

Fakebook

February 20, 2009 | By | 4 Comments

“People on the internet aren’t having as much fun as you think they are”. “I guess they’re just cropping out all the sadness”. -Portlandia This was a recent Facebook note that I decided to put on this blog.  I’m still trying to figure out the enigmatic Facebook and how much and what type […]

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February 17, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

See, I am making all things new. – Jesus Christ (Revelation 21:1-6)

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February 17, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee. – St. Augustine

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February 17, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. – C.S. Lewis

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February 17, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creation of our genius? Upon […]

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February 17, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Anyone trying to live a spiritual life will soon discover that the most personal is the most universal, the most hidden is the most public, and the most solitary is the most communal. – Henri Nouwen

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Things in Common

Things in Common

February 13, 2009 | By | 2 Comments

A facebook message after the Pats loss in the Superbowl last year: I am confused, sad, shocked, depressed, devastated, torn, and realizing that I don’t know anything anymore. I don’t know what to say or how I even got out of bed this morning. I am not sure what is […]

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A Poem for Valentine’s Day

A Poem for Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I remember the time    I first saw your face I remember your smile    I remember your grace I remember your sweetness    I remember your glow I remember everything about you    I couldn’t wait to know Why did you let things    get in the way? You were always so busy    and […]

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