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Category Archives: Adventist
Growing Up As Des Ford’s Son
I don’t remember my first year of life. From all accounts, my parents loved each other and my home was a happy place. I know I’ve drawn tremendous strength from that first year, completely lost to my memories. Over the … Continue reading
My Only Experiences With Racism Run In One Direction
I graduated from eighth grade at Pacific Union College Elementary School in June of 1980 and flew to Washington D.C. where my father was preparing a defense of his controversial views on the church’s Heavenly Sanctuary Doctrine. We had an … Continue reading
October 27, 1979 – The Day My Life Changed
The first person to ignite my love for reading was Joan Patrick at Avondale College. Before I even started school in second grade, I was at her home (she and her husband Arthur had about five kids) and she gave … Continue reading
The Desmond Ford Apostasy
I just searched my father’s name on youtube and found many of his videos. I also found one I couldn’t resist listening to, “The Desmond Ford Apostasy.” I can’t help myself. I’m intrigued. What exactly was my father’s apostasy? I’m … Continue reading
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The Dark Lens
I remember my Seventh-Day Adventist childhood at Avondale College through a dark lens. The following paragraph is 100% emotionally true for me but not always 100% fair and 100% factual. Breaking the Sabbath! Big sin! Whack! Listening to the Beatles! … Continue reading
I Grew Up With All The Signs Of Becoming A Serial Killer
According to Dr Phil’s signs of a future serial killer, I pretty much have them all (Kendra Jade was the first person to point this out to me, she had a great fascination with serial killers and read many books … Continue reading
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Heavy Petting
Do Jews talk about heavy petting? That was an obsession in my Christian childhood, how very wrong it was. Then I left the church at 18 and I never heard anything more about heavy petting. Are children these days sufficiently … Continue reading
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The Road To Wellville
This might be the best novel and movie about growing up in my home. My dad is a big health reformer and I’m a big rebel, just like the character George in the story who keeps saying to his dad, … Continue reading
I Have Almost No Christmas Memories
It was not until I was 23 that I started thinking about converting to Judaism. I was sick that December of 1989 and living with my brother in Tannum Sands. I decided that month to become Jewish. That was the … Continue reading
Eroticized Rage, Sex Addiction, Love Addiction & The 12 Steps To Recovery
I did 40 minutes of spontaneous reflection and story telling in my class last night. I hope to have a solid one-man play by April. Related links: Here and Here.