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Unknown Gods
I later found out that my vocation of the ministry was a big disappointment to my father. Why would I choose to do this when I could enter a field where I would make a lot more money? I was…
Read MoreFrom Royal Screw-ups to Royalty
It doesn’t take much reflection for those moments of bad judgement to surface in the silence of our thoughts. Times when we could have, should have done better. That little “white lie” that wasn’t so little. That excuse not based…
Read MoreOn the Road Again
As a child I delighted in those Bob Hope road-trip movies. I especially liked the ones featuring both Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. They usually featured great women, like “The Road to Hong Kong” with both Dorothy Lamour and Jean…
Read MoreWas You There, Charlie?
My grandfather, Charles Gross, was quite a raconteur, noted for his tall tales and elaborate embroidering of things that had actually happened. He was a master storyteller. With a wry grin and a twinkle in his eye he would launch…
Read MoreChrist the Gardener
We are sometimes blindsided by moments of complete and utter terror. I remember such a night over at our neighbor Jorie’s house where several of us junior high school kids had gathered to watch a new TV program, “The Sea…
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