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Be Who You Be
When I was 26 and fresh out of graduate school, I began the process of beginning my career. In the ministry, it’s called searching for a call. My first interview was at a congregation in Long Beach, so I drove from San Jose down to Southern California and stayed the night at the home of […]
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Potted Meat Food Product
My friend, Danny, and I have a long-standing practice of finding strange, and even gross, foods and sending them to each other. It started when he found a can of something in a grocery store called ¨Potted Meat Food Product.¨ The best part about this particular find was the following actual ingredient: “partially defatted cooked […]
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Cuando hablo español
English translation below Cuando hablo españolEntro a otro mundo No solamente el mundo ecuatorianoDonde aprendí bailar la salsaY donde me caí en el amor por la primera vez Ni sólo el mundo mexicanoDonde ví con mis dos ojosQue la pobreza y la vida gozosa pueden existir juntas No solamente el mundo guatemaltecoCon sus autobuses eficientes […]
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Why I Prefer Funerals
Today I officiated at a graveside funeral for the mom of a friend. As I drove home afterwards, I thought about why I prefer funerals to weddings. As a pastor for the past 22 years, I have learned to enjoy weddings, but there is something about funerals that feels more real and I think I […]
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Sex Outside My Door
I walked out my front door yesterdayAnd the scent of sex clapped me full in the faceI looked around to spy the sourceHalf-expecting a cassanova crouching in the bushesAll I found was a shrubCovered with pink coquettes‘Looking for a good time?’ it asked me‘Uh, maybe,’ I said‘Well buzz on over here and give us some […]
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Woman Eating Breakfast
There is a womanWho sits alone at her table next to her picture windowAnd eats breakfast – Like most of us – But this woman lingersOver poached eggsKeeps vigil over buttered toastPonders two pork linksRecalling every morning the one loveWith whom she was linked for so long She waits and watches over her backyardGlancing through […]
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Death and Life
On several of the hikes I’ve been taking lately, I walk through burn zones of recent fires. This time of year, the golden state is a spring green state. Everything looks fresh. Except for the trees. Wildfires have swept through these open spaces in Sonoma County in the last few years. I hiked in Foothill […]
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To Love an Enemy
I’ve been thinking lately about whether it is possible, or even desirable, to love an enemy. In his sermon on the mount, Jesus says, ““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” […]
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Sister
I’m one of those lucky people in the world that has a sister. Her name is Michal and it’s her birthday today. Here are some cool things about her: She’s organized, but can tolerate mess. (Growing up, her room was a mess, but she tolerated me.) On road trips, Michal likes stopping to see weird […]
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