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Attack of the Killer Squirrels: The End

May
16
2007

So that’s when I sprayed all the squirrels with a can of mace.Kidding! What really happened is that I took off my shoe, and all the squirrels instantly keeled over. Then, shamelessly taking advantage of the squirrels’ temporary lack of consciousness, Cat and I tied all the squirrels’ tails together. Oh, what fun ensued as [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels, Ocho

May
15
2007

So the thing is, we were surrounded. You know how when something suddenly happens that’s so completely new that your brain tries to do with it the only thing it can, which is to try to turn it into whatever it has in its Data Bank of Previous Experiences that’s closest to the thing it’s [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels, Seven

May
14
2007

(We left off with me cutting down on my hate mail by finally getting to the part where the squirrels actually attack us.) Right. The squirrels barreling down on us barged right past that happy, interspecies  Buffer Zone. That was the first sign that something was terribly wrong. I don’t know how wildlife does it [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels 6

May
13
2007

My wife Cat and I were sitting on our magical hill in San Diego’s Balboa Park, reveling in the beauteous wonder that is nature. Off to our left was a spread of dense, gnarly … above-ground tree roots, basically. I won’t even try to describe this botanical oddity. But think gold-hued, ancient, above-ground tree roots [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels, No. 5

May
11
2007

While my wife and I were walking around Balboa Park, we came into an area that we both instantly recognized as the Reality Version of a fantasy place we dream about all the time. “Whoa,” said Cat, stopping. “Whoa,” said I, bumping into her back. And there it was. Our Hill With The Tree. Now [...]

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Attack of the Killer Squirrels, the Fourth

May
10
2007

So. Seniors in White. About 50 of them. Turns out they were lawn bowling. When we first came upon them, I said, “Hey! Bocce ball!” “No,” said a player near me with surprisingly good hearing. “Lawn Bowling.” I stepped nearer to this guy, because he had a nice face and it was a beautiful day [...]

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Evangelicals and Muslims: Both Love Jesus

Aug
18
2010

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Today at lunch I asked Pastor Bob, “If you could say any one thing about Islam or Muslims to American Christians, or to Americans generally, what would it be?” As he started talking, I started taking notes. This is what he said.

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Relationships

When Your Heart Leaves Home

Aug
27
2011

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The reflections of a good man upon the occasion of his daughter leaving home for college.

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Christian Spirituality

What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment

Oct
31
2011

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“Why would Jesus leave something important out of the Great Commandment? I believe it was so that we could discover that thing for ourselves.”

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Humor

Why Aren’t Fundamentalists Telepathic Comedians?

Feb
28
2011

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I knew I’d end up in hell! There’s such a dangblangit fine line between “Funny!” and “Meet Snikky and Snarky, the two fanged minions who throughout eternity will be jabbing at you with searing tridents. Have fun, funny boy!”

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Pastor Bob's Corner

A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

Sep
30
2011

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Hi. I’m Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam I taught for a large gathering of folks from multiple congregations: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, recovering agnostics, etc.

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Personal

My Five Reasons For Not Having Children

Nov
20
2009

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When young my wife and I decided not to have children. Here’s why.

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