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  • This was awesome. A 5'6" autistic kid was considered too small to play for the basketball team (I'm not doubting that his disability played a role as well) so he became the manager instead. Then one day this happened: …

  • Belated happy birthday to Abraham Lincoln. I don't think Lincoln was a perfect man. He had some racist ideas. He sometimes said things politically that he didn't completely mean, to appease the more moderate members o…

  • Just so you know, my phone's been broken for the last two days. Hopefully will get a replacement soon. So if you've tried to call me, that's why I haven't answered.

  • The Prophet Muhammed cartoon protest thing has gone too far for me to not comment on it. I just want to understand - what steps can be taken to communicate with the protesters? How will reason be introduced? This is t…

  • There have been a ton of other events in the last seven years that have deeply affected me spiritually. Right now I can think of: the day Jay diedthe days after my last girlfriend and I broke upreading Shadow of the Al…

  • (twenty-sixth significant spiritual moment - January 16, 2006) I had a history of trying to tough it out through illness and injury, and not quite taking care of my body right. I used to take it as a source of pride. …

  • (twenty-fifth significant spiritual moment - March 22, 2005) I knew it was going to be an emotionally significant movie. I drove to the theater with James on a rainy night. The theater was almost empty - I liked it be…

  • (twenty-fourth significant spiritual moment - January 22, 2005) I'm finding this day difficult to share about. I think it will be easier for me if I make it really brief. In January my entire church (and myself person…

  • (twenty-third significant spiritual moment - August 1-4, 2004) Halfway through our time in India, members of the team started mentioning the possibility of leaving a little early. Two members changed their ticket to fl…

  • (twenty-second significant spiritual moment - late July, 2004) The team's unifying purpose in India was to learn more about child sex slavery and do what we could to help. By the time I arrived in India some of the oth…

  • (twenty-first significant spiritual moment - July 20, 2004) I left LA on July 17th, hit Tokyo and Singapore on the way, and landed in Mumbai on the 19th. Spent a day getting used to the neighborhood - humidity, hotel r…

  • (twentieth significant spiritual moment - May 2004) In the early spring of 2004, Brooke invited me to join him and some people he knew on a trip to India. The purpose of the trip would be to learn more about child sex …

  • (nineteenth significant spiritual moment - January 2004) Knowing that you have to let go does not mean that you'll be able to make it happen right away. My approach did improve after I realized my sinfulness in wanting…

  • (eighteenth significant spiritual moment - August 2003) The week in April marked the end of the last long-term depression I have faced, and with God's grace I believe that it will be the last long-term depression I …

  • (seventeenth significant spiritual moment - late April 2003) The nine months that followed that difficult night in July were exceedingly sorrowful for me. There were times that were better than others - I remember the …

  • (sixteenth significant spiritual moment - February 2003) Another episode of spiritual warfare. In some ways was more personally intense than the last one, so I think I best not post this one publically either. But had…

  • (fifteenth significant spiritual moment - July 28, 2002) I'm going to be a little vague about some of the details in this post. I don't want to infringe on anyone else's privacy. If you have questions, please don't as…

  • (fourteenth significant spiritual moment - mid-July, 2001) Stike (Brian) had left his car with me for a month while he did LAUP. It was awesome - I hadn't had a car to drive since before college, and his Pontiac Sunfir…

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