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What I Believe And Why: Middle School

February 25, 2009 in Personal · One comment

If you’ve missed what this is about, check out the introduction and part one. Otherwise, I’ll be continuing where I left off from “Early Childhood” in this article.

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What I Believe And Why: Early Childhood

February 20, 2009 in Personal · 3 comments

It’s been a couple of weeks since I introduced my upcoming What I Believe And Why series. In this portion, I will be discussing my exposure to and interaction with religion in my early childhood, as well as major life events that have shaped who I am today.

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What I Believe And Why: An Introduction

February 5, 2009 in Personal · 5 comments

Introduction to an upcoming series in which I will explore my religious/spiritual background and discuss what I believe — direct, specific questions are encouraged and strongly desired!

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I feel like you wouldn’t like me

December 7, 2008 in Personal · 5 comments

Dexter is most certainly one of the creepiest, and most unnerving shows I have ever taken the time to watch. And I have to admit, it took me four episodes to begin enjoying it. What happened in the fourth episode? Dexter showed his humanity, showed that he wasn’t entirely cold and mechanic — that he, despite what he thinks, has a heart. And as I’ve gotten into it more (half-way through season one), I find that there is something about this serial killer that we can all relate to. We all hide some part of ourselves from the world for the sake of normality, because we don’t want to have to answer questions about something that is so integral to who we are that we know other people just won’t understand.

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Don’t you ever try to live a lie

August 21, 2008 in Personal, Recommended · One comment

When you know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will understand that you are children of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty.
— The Gospel of Thomas, saying 3

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