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"I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect husband. I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser." — currently deactivated NFL star, running back Adrian Peterson Former Pres. Richard M. Nixon told the world he wasn’t a
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“AR, I respectfully love you and respectfully disagree with you.” The above was the initial response to one of my recent posts... I love it! I love that love and respect didn’t equate to automatic agreement. Just because we love and respect someone doesn’t mean we have to
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Lots of incidents seem to be hitting us smack dab in the face lately... incidents that seemingly demand a response... The events of Ferguson, Missouri, where an unarmed black man was killed by a white police officer... Michael Sam, the first openly gay, potential professional NFL player, who was cut
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Come on feel the noise. Do you hear what I hear? Come on, come on; you gotta hear me now... We often don’t move until the volume increases -- until we actually hear something. Just as Thursday’s post acknowledged how our sense of seeing changes us, our sense of
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Seeing isn’t just believing. Seeing is feeling more deeply, justifying our passion... This day 13 years ago changed us. What we saw changed us. Most of us didn’t witness the exact moment those planes first hit -- or at least when the first plane flew shockingly into floors 93-
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As a current events observer, one of the aspects I find increasingly frustrating is how politics has polluted governance. To pollute: “to contaminate with harmful or poisonous substances.” To contaminate: “to make impure.” Call me a purist, but I believe government is less effective and ethical when pollution reeks. Of
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Each year we examine the strengths of the Lions and Tigers and tough-tackling Bears. Ok, not the Tigers -- they’re still busy playing baseball. Yet as much of the nation is again consumed by the games on the gridiron, the Intramuralist enjoys taking a brief snapshot at the stories
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So once again, this week the world witnessed the gruesome beheading of an American journalist via terrorists’ heinous hands. Let me humbly share a limited listing of what we know for certain about the deteriorating situation... and what we do not know. First... what we know... ISIS, the Islamic State
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This past weekend I had the privilege to gather with several members of my family. There were 27 of us. It was full of feasting and joy and precious both one-on-one and large group time. We laughed and cried and were both silly and serious. There were ample
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After multiple insights, expressions, opinions, and articulations... silliness, seriousness, sincerity, and sarcasm... stories of triumph, struggle, heartache, and hope... let me say one thing: I’m back! It is with great joy, my friends, that I pick up my metaphorical pen, resuming our respectful dialogue of current events. I believe
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I have an incredible fear of bridges. It’s not the getting on or reaching the other side. It’s the trusting that the bridge has the ability and strength to withstand the weight in the middle. I suffered a major anxiety attack a couple of years ago while having
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Many years ago I was privileged to sit in the classroom of an outstanding professor at Butler University. I admit it was an unexpected path that brought me there. My life plan had been un-expectantly turned upside down and inside out…a roller coaster ride, if you will, though