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About Me

In September 2007, I left a life of formal ministry

Personality :: INFJ

How do you measure a life of a man? In cups of coffee? In inches? In miles? In laughter? In strife? How do you measure a life of a man? In truth? In tears? In bridges burned? How do you measure? How about in love. Philia. Eros. Agape. Storge. Thelema. Perfect gifts given unto all.

I am trying to open up to what I donâ€™t know. Now days I know myself, or at least better than I did yesterday; but I am still searching.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

".... He called us, when we were not, and from not being He willed us to be." --Clement of Rome

"Avoid, like the plague, a clergyman who is also a businessman." -- St. Jerome

"Slander is worse than cannibalism." - St. John Chrysostom

"Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living." - Jaroslav Pelikan

"The Jesus of Suburbia is a lie."- Green Day

"Don't ever deny someone the luxury of being human or broken. That is not a luxury you yourself can afford to lose." - Sarah Cunningham

My Blog

Radin - Closer To You

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Posted by Ben on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:55:00 PST

I can shine in the darkness but I want the light he brings.

I can flyBut I want his wingsI can shine even in the darknessBut I crave the light that he bringsRevel in the songs that he singsMy angel gabrielI can loveBut I need his heartI am strong eve...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:09:00 PST

Queer As Folk

The one scene that has stood out for me from Queer as Folk more than any other must has been this... ...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:17:00 PST

The Waterbug

My family tonight got together for a fire as we cooked oysters. As we are all standing there with my wine in my dixie cup and there beer in the can, I poke at my pile of fire only to have a palmetto b...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:58:00 PST

Winter’s Midnight

Self-Justified. Personally Redeemed. Self-Proclaiming. Methods and mechanics of keeping oneself imprisoned. Truth seems to be lost. Captivated and fascinated with words and claims that say I may never...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:46:00 PST

Marionettes

Where every body knows your nameWhere nobody knows who you areWhere every body plays the gameWhere your just another nameStanding there at the altarEverybody knows your nameTrying to play their gameWh...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:45:00 PST

Nigh

Do you still remember meHas it been so longCold and torn, risen from the graveI am not the sameMy sins try to swallow meHas it been so longPride and Arrog...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:44:00 PST

Tokens

Do You remember---what day this is---and what monthHave you forgotten---the sweet, sweet moments---the twinkling of our eyesWill we keep forever---the one magic moment---soul awakened slumbering sleep...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:43:00 PST

Deep Cleaning

Please don't be afraid, of the screaming silence in our mind.The dawn is on its way. The night is nearly over.The pain that is part of you. That pain that is part of me.When darkness fades away, the d...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:42:00 PST

Shadowdancers

Waking up. Is this what it means?Coming and learning I can not stay where I don't belong.Realizing the images before me are manipulated light.Running through the darkness.Show me the shadows. I will n...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:41:00 PST