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Tag Archives: death
Oh, hell
My 80-year-old mother and I got in a big argument about hell on Sunday. She’s absolutely certain that I’m going there, and I’m just as certain that I’m not. Here’s my reasoning: One of the most important laws of physics … Continue reading
Sebastian
If Death were a restaurant, And I was seated beside your table, I’d look through the menu and then tell the waiter, “I’ll have what he’s having.” You couldn’t have ordered it up any better. Unfortunately, the waiter brought your … Continue reading
The upside of fear
I’ve heard many times that the opposite of love is not hatred, as you might expect, but fear. The implication, of course, is that love is good and fear is bad. But I recently read something that has me thinking. … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions I have felt
Tagged death, fear, suicide, survival instinct, total eclipse of life
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How I lost my faith
When I was in the fourth grade, my sister, brother, and I responded to a hell-fire and brimstone altar call at the Bible Baptist Church in Rantoul, Illinois. My mother had been raised a Christian by devout Methodist parents, and … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions I have felt, My personal history
Tagged born again, Christianity, death, faith, hopelessness
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The tractor beams that bring us home
I lived in Seattle for about 20 years, but soon after my son was born, I began to feel the urge to move. This was unusual for me because: My father was in the military while I was growing up, … Continue reading
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Tagged death, divorce, Ross Chapin, The Truman Show, tractor beam, Whidbey Island
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