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Tag Archives: Landon Saunders
The New Abnormal
Ever since a close friend visited me in the hospital, and mentioned to my wife that we will now have to adjust to “the new normal” (post heart attack), we have batted that expression around and discussed the variety of … Continue reading →
Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged acceptance, cardiac rehab, change in plans, dashed dreams, December 7, disabled, ejection fraction, emotional lens, fantasy world, heart attack, Landon Saunders, Life, life threatening, myocardial infarction, new abnormal, new normal, perspective, psyche, psychotic, ramifications, reevaluate, refocus, surrender, unexpected tragedy, use your wounds as tools
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Finding God in the Dark
To many, Barbara Brown Taylor is a leading theologian, an accomplished speaker, and an excellent writer with over a dozen books to her name. The TIME MAGAZINE cover for April 28, 2014 features an article about her life, and about … Continue reading →
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Tagged April 28 2014, Arizona, Barbara Brown Taylor, Beyond Words, carbide lamp, Catalina Mountains, caving, dark, eternal stars, faith, Finding God in the Dark, Ford, Frederick Buechner, Genesis 1:2, Hebrew scriptures, Landon Saunders, Learning How to Walk in the Dark, light, lightning, Memphis, Tagore, Tennessee, theologian, Thomas Carlyle, thunderstorm, time, Time Magazine, Tucson
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Do You Own Your Story?
When I was a little boy growing up in East Tennessee in the 1950s I never recall wanting to be someone else. But as years went by I began to notice things about other people, e.g. their possessions, their appearance, … Continue reading →
Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1950s, blockbuster movie, boredom, Brook Park Ohio, career, changing the past, Chick-fil-A, disappointment, disaster, East Tennessee, elation, failure, fantasy, Ford Motor Company, Frodo, Hollywood, Irving Stone, Landon Saunders, life orchestration, loss, love, near-disaster, Norse, qualify, saga, Samwise, The Lord of the Rings, time travel, Tolkien, triumph, your journey, your story
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Remembering Dr. Harold Bowie
Early on Tuesday of this week a man who devoted his life to Christian education passed away in Memphis, Tennessee; he was 82 years old. His name was Harold Bowie. Many of my former students (as well as former colleagues) … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2013, advocate, Cheetos, courage, Exodus 2:11-15, Facebook, fierceness, Greatness, Harding Academy, Harold Bowie, January 14 2014, Landon Saunders, Memphis Tennessee, Moses, obituary, savior, servant-leader, superintendent
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60 Years . . . and Counting
All right, all right! Some people are impressed that today’s numerical date (not in Europe, since they do it backwards) is 11/12/13. I think that’s pretty cool. But it’s especially cool because today is also my 60th birthday! That’s right! … Continue reading →
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Tagged 11/12/13, 60, birthday, Buddy Hoffman, deny, Dylan Thomas, failure, incubator, Landon Saunders, natural, perfection, preemie, premature, success, The Heart of the Fighter, transformation, unhealthy
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The Lost Story 