I have a good friend that I think of as a sister.   Yesterday she asked me if I would come and be with her for her father in laws funeral.  It was sad that the only people who came were his distant relations and a very few friends.  He was not a member of the church, but he was very loved and very much seen as a christ like person.  He had great potential in life, and he left a legacy of love behind him.

It was sad though that not even his friends from the church sho... Read More

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HI, I'm Dan.  I have an eating disorder and have tried for years to control it.  A lot of times, in the Church, you get the feeling that you have something to repent about when you have a "weakness" like this.  But only someone who has been subject to irrational impulses that are self-destructive can understand what it's like when they take over.

I resisted the idea of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for years.  I'm a nurse and I know all of the risks.  Plus, m... Read More

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Being in the superhero business is hard work.  There is much in our own lives we must give up, in order to save the lives of others.  One of the most important being our true identity.  If anyone were to figure out where and when we live our normal lives, they'd be able to hurt those whom we most dearly treasure...our families.  Thus, to protect the innocent, I've taken on the name of Myrrh.

Myrrh was used both as a perfume and an embalming ointment.  On o... Read More

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