Very Good News

The Gospel according to Derek Michael What HERM (the Heart, Eyes, Relationship, and Mind of Christ) has revealed to me in 41.071 years on Mother Earth Predictably, there’s a song to enjoy as well, for God is singing over all of CREATION, for all of TIME

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Denver Recs

I’ve begun the third iteration of my recommendation lists – lists of media items (books, movies, podcasts, music albums) given to me by family members, friends, strangers, and now by other recommendations. First I had My Recommendations, then came NZ Recommendations, and now I am starting Denver Recommendations. I’ve lived in Denver for the last…

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Faith/Relationships/Sexuality

I often tell people that 3 of my passions are Faith, Relationships, and Sexuality. Most often, people get it, especially when we hang out for any length of time and they realize most of my conversations, comments, and thoughts spin around these three axis. Sometimes, people don’t get it, and I have actually been told…

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Sowing Seeds

I have been in Denver for 2 months now. May and June 2019 have come and gone, and I’m mostly settled here. I have a homebase, a job, health insurance, a paycheck, a car. However, I’m still looking for 3 things in Denver: deeper friendships, a church family, and a romantic relationship. Of those three,…

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In what do I delight?

As I’ve begun to settle into my new life in Denver, CO, I’ve been trying to be deliberate about meeting people, experiencing new things, and going to places and events that are sometimes outside my comfort zone. I’m not sure if it is really working, as I would say the end goal would be to…

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My final 3 recommendations!

I have reached the finish line. At this time, I have officially completed reading, listening to, and watching My Recommendations. My project is now complete. So, it’s time to link back to the homepages for My Recommendations and My Playlists. This way, you can see what I’ve been consuming from the media in the past…

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Recommendations #8 & #18 complete!

I’m down to 4 recommendations left. 1 books, 2 movies, and a TV show remain. I’m hoping to have all of them done in the next few days. I’m excited to be finished with my list, but that just means I get to start on my 37-item NZ recommendation list!

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The Last 13 days of 2018

Day 120 (Wednesday Dec 19) Arriving in Sydney, I first went to my Airbnb in Elizabeth Bay. Situated within walking distance of downtown, the opera house, and Oxford Street (the LGBT area of town), it was a perfect homebase for me as I prepared for grad school applications and ended 2018. My Airbnb wasn’t perfect,…

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2 new recommendations – #30 and #36

Come read about two new recommendations that I completed today! #30 – Invisibilia and #36 – People To Be Loved. The featured image comes from my caving adventure in the Waitomo Cave in New Zealand.

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