Monthly Archives: July 2012

Step Two Of The Twelve Steps

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Luke Ford

I accept that a power greater than myself can restore me to sanity. Step One Step Three Step Four When I was an atheist (from age 18-22), I had bosses in landscaping who were pentacostals. They thought I acted like … Continue reading →

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Step One Of The Twelve Steps

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Luke Ford

I admitted that my life had become unmanageable. Step Two Step Three Step Four This took me many years to admit. Though I was rarely thrilled with my life, it never occurred to me to 12-step because I thought that … Continue reading →

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‘Sorry, Luke’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Luke Ford

I think it was the summer before 11th grade. I was riding in the backseat of a car to Pacific Union College from Lake Berryessa in the Napa Valley. I was with my former classmates from the college’s elementary school … Continue reading →

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A Down-To-Earth Rav

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Luke Ford

Most Orthodox rabbis like to keep their distance. They love their gravitas. “It’s for the honor of the Torah,” they think. I just heard from some people who chose Bnai David-Judea because its rav, Yosef Kanefsky, is unpretentious and approachable. … Continue reading →

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What’s Chaste?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Luke Ford

A few years ago, this girl had said to him late one drunken night, “What does ‘chaste’ mean?” Now she was hosting friends south of Cadillac in 90035 with her fiance. They were shomer-shabbat. As he headed south into a … Continue reading →

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