Monthly Archives: July 2013

The 2 AM Questions

It’s so much easier to fool myself during daylight hours. It’s late at night when I’m tossing and turning that I see uncomfortable truths about myself, that I’m not entirely on the right track, that I’m selfish and self-centered, and … Continue reading

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God, Orthodox Judaism, And The Rabbis

John Updike wrote in his novel SEEK MY FACE: “Or perhaps, if she is Jewish, she is unable to put the question of God quite the way a Christian would put it, in urgent terms of either/or. For the chosen … Continue reading

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Rise by Herb Alpert

This song is one of my first experiences of popular music. It was 1979 and I was 13. I lived at Pacific Union College (PUC) in California and dreamed that I would be great one day and flee the shackles … Continue reading

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You Can Ring My Bell

When’s disco coming back? I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. Disco was a sin. I came to California from Australia in May of 1977. I was 11 years of age. I think it was the summer of 1978 when I … Continue reading

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My Addictive Personality

I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist and in the Church we got many warnings about the perils of cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. That was one part of my upbringing that I never rejected (I smoked a few cigarettes in third … Continue reading

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