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2009-05-04T09:36:45-08:00

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Why Forbidding Evangelical Soldiers To Proselytize Makes Me Proud To Be American

Last updated on: May 4, 2009 at 9:36 am By John Shore

Apparently some Christian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are (sort of) proselytizing to the local population. Their story (aired on Al-Jazeera) brought to mind two reasons I'm proud to be American. Read more

2009-05-01T09:07:26-08:00

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“The Soloist” Story Happened to Me

Last updated on: May 1, 2009 at 9:07 am By John Shore

About 10 years ago I lived a scaled-down version of the plot of the new movie The Soloist. I was freelancing for a free biweekly music tabloid here in San Diego called SLAMM. One Friday night I was seated at an outdoor bar in downtown in San Diego, when I heard cutting through the noise of the crowds and cars a male singing voice so … robust and perfectly pitched that I left the bar to go stand on the... Read more

2009-04-29T09:50:02-08:00

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Devout Gay Christians I’ve Known and Loved

Last updated on: April 29, 2009 at 9:50 am By John Shore

An email reminds me of the fact that some of the most devout, biblically knowledgeable Christians I have ever known are gay. Read more

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2009-04-28T15:28:27-08:00

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Three Sisters. Father Killed in Iraq. Mother, 41, Just Died. Prayers, Please?

Last updated on: April 28, 2009 at 3:28 pm By John Shore

Hi, guys. If I may again impose upon your spiritual gifts and generosity. Difficult times, these, in our neck of the woods. Tamika Hudson is a young women who works for my wife Catherine. This past Friday, Tamika’s aunt, Kavelyn, succumbed to cancer. She was 41 years old. Kavelyn has three daughters—Vaneecia, Erykah, and Verhonda. They are ages eight to fourteen. Three years ago the sisters lost their father, a Marine, to the war in Iraq. So now they are... Read more

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2009-04-28T07:42:42-08:00

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A New Look (Again, I Know). Last Time! Promise!

Last updated on: April 28, 2009 at 7:42 am By John Shore

I hope, faithful and patient reader, that you don’t mind my yet again changing my blog template. This is the latest from WordPress, and I like it very much. I changed it because I much prefer the display font on this one—and it has a much stronger sidebar. LAST CHANGE, I swear. Thanks. Read more

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2009-04-28T06:49:29-08:00

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“The-the-the …. That’s all, folks!”

Last updated on: April 28, 2009 at 6:49 am By John Shore

"Calling it 'swine flu' is a clear failure of our National Euphemism Regulatory Department. NERD should have labeled this flu, right off, as the 'Babe Bug.' Or maybe "Porky's Predicament." Read more

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2009-04-25T20:26:36-08:00

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Gary Michael Has Died

Last updated on: April 25, 2009 at 8:26 pm By John Shore

Gary Michael, the man I wrote about here, has died. Thank you all for your very kind prayers. In this life Gary was blind. Now, with God, he sees. In this life Gary had the mind of a child. Now, with God, his mind knows no bounds. Read more

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2009-04-24T12:49:08-08:00

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Women in Abusive Relationships: Back to Your Future! (pt.3)

Last updated on: April 24, 2009 at 12:49 pm By John Shore

(Update: All the posts of this series have been collected into one piece, Seven Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships, and How to Defeat Each One of Them.) [An update for those of you who read yesterday’s Blind Mans Heart Accidentally Cut by Surgeon: Prayers, Please: Gary is still on life support in intensive care. It’s such a shock, of course: one slight mistake, and a routine 20-minute procedure becomes a three-hour emergency operation. Gary’s prognosis is poor; he probably... Read more

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2009-04-23T12:09:29-08:00

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Blind Man’s Heart Accidentally Cut by Surgeon: Prayers, Please

Last updated on: April 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm By John Shore

I have a prayer/Good Vibes request, please. One of the thrift stores run by my wife Cat (for Encinitas’ Community Resource Center) is managed by a good woman named Karen. Karen has a 51-year-old brother named Gary Michael, to whom she is very close. Gary is developmentally disabled, and blind. This morning Gary was hospitalized for some heart trouble he was having. The doctors decided to install in him a pacemaker. That procedure went poorly; among other complications, it seems... Read more

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2009-04-22T09:20:10-08:00

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My Breakfast With My Christian Book Agent

Last updated on: April 22, 2009 at 9:20 am By John Shore

In which I pitch to my agent two SUPERB ideas for Christian books: "The Shaq," and "The Porpoise Driven Life." Is he lucky to have me, or WHAT? Read more

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