Category Archives: My Dad

Can’t Complain

Posted on December 22, 2020 by SuddenSeeing

I don’t have anything to say to You any more. It’s a good thing the Book of Common Prayer exists. If I only knew about extemporaneous prayer, I would never pray at all. You know what’s going on: I live … Continue reading →

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Beatitudes: What You Want, part 2

Posted on October 2, 2020 by SuddenSeeing

The use of the emphatic pronoun αυτοϛ is as if a 65-year-old man met his 38-year-old daughter in a neighborhood of Leominster, Masssachusetts, and stood on the sidewalk with her, considering a house. “Very nice,” he said, “Very pleasant-looking house. … Continue reading →

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A Bad Bet?

Posted on July 24, 2020 by SuddenSeeing

The other day, I said that my father chose to be self-employed, but that’s only partly true. At a traditional company, he would have gotten himself shown the door, I’m pretty sure, unless he lucked into a really great manager. … Continue reading →

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That Question, Again

Posted on July 3, 2020 by SuddenSeeing

When the shut-down order was given in March, most businesses that depend on walk-in traffic had to freeze in place. Their income vanished and all they could do was wait. Now they’re waiting to see if reopening can save them. … Continue reading →

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What Working Is Like Right Now

Posted on May 19, 2020 by SuddenSeeing

I am sick of You. I’m not talking to You today. Friend, how’s it going? How’s your work? I thought I would talk a little about mine. I’m interested in God, but I don’t make my living thinking about God. … Continue reading →

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