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Fearless Weirdness

December 16, 2014 by David Anderson 6 Comments

I am a little weird. Aren’t you? I’ve been thinking about weirdness the last few weeks because, in the Christian season of Advent, John the Baptist has appeared. Every year he comes to haunt us with his strangeness—his animal skins for clothing, his grasshoppers for food, his cave for a home, his “repent” for a […]

Filed Under: authority, creativity, Freedom, Happiness, Repentance, Vocation/ Calling

The Disobedient Guide Dog

July 1, 2013 by David Anderson 3 Comments

First you must learn to obey. Good. Then, it is just as important to learn to disobey. We teach children to obey their parents and all the other authority figures in their lives. This is critical, not just for their moral development, but for their basic safety and well being. When I was a young […]

Filed Under: Adult Spirituality, authority, Family, Identity, Vocation/ Calling

The Crossing Guard Who Rules the World

March 18, 2013 by David Anderson 3 Comments

In my town, there is a school crossing guard who stands at the corner of Noroton and Clock Avenues. She wears a crisp blue uniform and a limey yellow reflector vest.  Under a black felt policewoman’s hat, her platinum grey hair drops straight to the nape of her neck. I am clipping down Noroton Avenue, […]

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