Randy Elrod's Blog, page 35

The Five Most Enchanting Places of My Life (Part II)

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 28 seconds.   The pristine island of St. John in the Virgin Islands, the majestic Three Sisters in the Blue…

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The Five Most Enchanting Places of My Life

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 12 seconds. I have lived a charmed life. By anyone’s standards, but certainly for someone who grew up in the…

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And Now Forward: Thoughts on the Election, Politics, Christianity, and Life

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 26 seconds. If you follow me closely on social networks, you may have noticed an increase in post content intensity…

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I Believe That Repressing Ideas Spreads Ideas

Reading Time: 2 minutes and 27 seconds. I believe we should be free to argue, explain, clarify, debate, rage, sing, dramatize, and deny. I do…

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Why Most Christians Are So Easily Duped

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 57 seconds. Christians, by their very nature, are less literate than the general public. They are less able to navigate…

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The Struggle To Find Home

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 53 seconds. For as long as I can remember I longed to find a better life outside of my tiny rural…

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7 Biblical Reasons A True Christian Cannot Support Trump Any Longer

I firmly believe people (especially white evangelical males) who still support Trump and his agenda are not true Christians and according to their own beliefs,…

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The Day Trump Finally Kept A Promise

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 21 seconds.  On 23 January 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump caused controversy when he stated the following during a campaign rally…

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My Book Review: “Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are” by John Kaag

A Fleeting Moment Where Becoming Takes Place A couple of sentences set the context for this captivating book. “‘Become what you are’: has been described…

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New Book Idea: The Loss of Belonging (How To Survive When Your Tribe Abandons You)

My latest book idea is in response to the dramatic feedback about a blog post a few weeks ago. My website traffic the next few…

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