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Reflections
July 5, 2017

Dot, dot, dot.

I take my place in this pale blue dot so let me ask you something dot dot dot When the fire moulds the metal that forms the guns that shoots my enemy…where are you? ...

Reflections
June 15, 2017

Blink of an Eye

I remember a Palm Pilot given to me as a gift. (For any young reader, Palm Pilots were the iPhones of the early 2000s.) ...I remember a Palm Pilot given to me as a gift. (For any young reader, Palm Pilots were the iPhones of the early 2000s.) Holding that piece of technology in my hand was exhilarating. ...

Reflections
February 28, 2017

40 Days Toward Something

  A word about Lent to those who might be unfamiliar with this season within the Christian calendar: “Lent is the 6 week period ...  A word about Lent to those who might be unfamiliar with this season within the Christian calendar: “Lent is the 6 week period leading up to Easter Sunday. It begins on Ash Wednesday. ...

Reflections
December 12, 2016

Advent 3: Joy – Omar Reyes

I used to think of joy as a destination. “Once I’m married, have a great job, and own my own house; then I will be joyful.” Of course, this kind of thinking set me ...

Reflections
November 29, 2016

Advent 1: Peace – Omar Reyes

At the time of this writing, Aleppo, Syria has endured six straight days of bombing. With the death toll reaching 300, not including those who’ve been maimed and traumatized, I ache by this lingering ...