Etcetera - 07.22.08 - Priming the Pump

Erik July 23rd, 2008

The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness hasn't flowed for a couple weeks. Join us on this edition of Etcetera as we crank the podcast up post-hiatus and blow out the rusty chunks.

Don't miss one mediocre minute as I recount my non-vacation and Hurk and I talk about The Dark Knight (and The Golden Girls).

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Marvin Olasky, Os Guinness and Tony Campolo on SBE

- Celebate - Stop unwanted pregnancies with this wonder of modern s … (Read More)

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A Doxology in Darkness - Chapter 5 - Needing

Sharon July 16th, 2008

The next catastrophic blow to my belief system arrived on January 19th.

Oddly, for such a life-altering epiphany, it padded in on unspeakably soft feet. In fact, had the Holy Spirit not taken it upon Himself to underline it quietly, I may very well have overlooked it entirely.

Once again missing Tom terribly, searching frantically for an escape from the pain, I cried out to Him, asking if there was any way Tom and I would ever be reunited.

“Lord, is it ever fixable?”

Once again, in His qu … (Read More)

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A Doxology in Darkness - Chapter 4 - Unearthing

Sharon July 10th, 2008

I started seeing Ruth as soon as our busy schedules would allow. I truly had no idea what to expect from our time together, but I didn’t really care that much. I just needed to feel some relief, no matter what shape that relief may take.

I could never have predicted the life-changing healing I would come to experience.

Funny how we often look back on dramatic periods of time, and cannot for the life of us imagine what we were feeling just moments before the big event. It is as though the hug … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 07.02.08 - Life and Death

Erik July 3rd, 2008

This week on Etcetera, The Comedy Ninja and The Spastic Mystic joined me in the studio for a ride down the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. That's my silly way of saying my friends Matt and Sharon stopped by and we recorded a conversation that seemed directed by a Mind beyond ourselves.

I was all prepared to talk about my recent fascination with death (and birth as the beginning and end of death). Then, Matt gave us the update on the impending arrival of baby Alejandro and Jor … (Read More)

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A Doxology in Darkness - Chapter 3 - Groping

Sharon July 2nd, 2008

As the end of November approached, I was becoming frustrated by my deepening depression. I felt so weak and helpless. My embarrassment at my inability to get a hold of myself was eating me up inside. Pride has always been one of my biggest struggles, so of course I want to be perceived as strong, and “together.” I didn’t want myself or anyone else to recognize just how quickly I was drowning.

And so it was that I came to find myself driving down the road that night, screaming at God that … (Read More)

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A Doxology in Darkness - Chapter 2 - Fasting

Sharon June 26th, 2008

Immediately following the breakup, I went into a tailspin. I was a veritable mess.

Averaging about two to three hours of sleep per night, my skin became sallow, and my eyes were ringed by dark circles. I could barely swallow any solid food, so was relegated to protein shakes, and very simple things. Consequently, my five foot three inch frame whittled down from 110 pounds, to 97 pounds in a matter of about two weeks. I looked horrid: older, drawn and beaten down.

Heartbreak. Such a classic th … (Read More)

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