Category Archives: change

New Years resolutions are probably useless unless …

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

Here I am again, fatter than I want to be, spending too much time staring at Facebook, watching too much crappy TV and my workout ethic is at sloth level. And here I am once again on New Year’s Eve … Continue reading →

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Change takes more than updating your Facebook status

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

The bumper sticker on the car in front of me, the car that I watched come up behind me weaving in and out of highway traffic at about 90 miles an hour, read, “Be the change you want to see.” … Continue reading →

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Wasting my bonus days

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

I think I’m wasting my bonus days. Or, at least, I think I’m wasting too much of them. Imagine you have a giant bowl of mashed potatoes and are a huge spud fan. If you have a gallon of mashed potatoes, you … Continue reading →

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Life: have you tried turning it off and on?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Reboot. It’s the first word used by technology nerds in answer to a multitude of questions: “Why is my phone doing …?” “Why is my TV not …?” “Why is my computer so …?” “Why is my toaster …?” Have … Continue reading →

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Holy Freak-out, Batman! What just happened?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by

Sheesh, that was out of control. It felt like I was a combat veteran in one of the thriller movies I like to watch. You know the scene? A car backfires and the loud bang sends the vet into a … Continue reading →

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It’s official. As of 11:45 AM today, I’m a fulltime pastor again.

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

Today, the membership of a church right here in the middle of little Westbrook, Maine voted to call me as its new shepherd. The vote came directly after I delivered my 20th message there. That’s odd. The usual process for … Continue reading →

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How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Have you ever sat and listened to the birds? I mean, really listened, not just, “woah, listen to those birds.” This afternoon I sat and listened. That’s not like me. Or, at least, it’s not like the me I used … Continue reading →

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I’ve got the green light … Now what?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

A week ago Josh and I walked through the doors at Lahey Hospital and headed to the transplant wing. When we walk around Lahey we do it like we built the place. We know where everything is because we’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Is the world going “to hell in a hand-basket?” What can we do?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

“What is this world coming to?” I heard one of my friends ask that question this morning. It’s not the first time I’ve heard it asked. In fact, I think I hear it asked every time something tragic happens at … Continue reading →

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Rust, bust, turn to dust and break up in the end?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Just over a year ago we moved into our new little Westbrook house. It was a bittersweet time. It was bitter because we could no longer afford the house we built in 2000, but sweet in that our new home … Continue reading →

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Insomnia, Liver disease, Duck Dynasty and Infomercials..

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

I watch some pretty weird TV shows. Well, maybe they aren’t weird but they certainly are different. Maybe I’m getting old but shows like “Two Broke Girls,” and “Two and a Half Men” are just so crass that I feel … Continue reading →

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Do you remember last Christmas? I don’t.

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

I’m thoroughly enjoying this Christmas season. I mean, apart from all the normal bickering about “the reason for the season,” I’m enjoying looking at Christmas lights, hearing Christmas carols and opening cards brought each day by the postman. (Aside: I … Continue reading →

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I used to be thankful … but now?

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

Today’s the day. It’s the day when everyone in the U.S. pauses and thinks about being thankful. Thankful Facebook statuses roll up my screen one after another. Thankful for family, friends, spouse, pets, house, new job, provision, troops, Jesus, new … Continue reading →

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Am I out of the woods?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

I love vanilla soft serve ice cream. My wife hates it. Since most soft serve places don’t offer hard ice cream we usually end up at shops with pretty teenage scooper girls digging into ice cream buckets. While I prefer … Continue reading →

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You can’t spell “community” without u and i

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

This liver transplant journey has been the most difficult period of my life but I see lots of good that has come out of it. For instance, I now am part of a pretty tight community. We all speak the … Continue reading →

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