Applying some compression and equalization to your life
As many of you know, Beth (my wife) and I have a social media ministry that has really started to take off. Currently, we have a blog, a...
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markallentinsley
Jun 5, 20192 min read
A boy's bowling ball and no bologna
Without going into an extreme amount of detail, my middle son, Jack, suffers from some diagnosed emotional issues. He is a GREAT kid...
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markallentinsley
May 29, 20193 min read
A Sergeant, a Chow Hall, and a Conviction
During my deployment as an Army chaplain to Kuwait/Iraq in 2007-2008, I found myself alone in the base chow hall one evening...tray in...
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markallentinsley
May 22, 20192 min read
A Straight Truth from Twisted Sister
Things are so often not what they seem. I've learned this lesson countless times in my life, but one such instance came from the most...
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markallentinsley
May 15, 20193 min read
Riding with Levi
Caption: This photo of Levi was taken at about the age when the incident occurred. I love this photo! I too often take my children for...
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markallentinsley
May 8, 20193 min read
Life's Dikes
I am a husband who treats his wife with disrespect and contempt; I am a husband who loves his wife dearly and honors her. I am a father...
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markallentinsley
May 1, 20193 min read
Jerks for Christ
I am a Christian; I unashamedly accept Christ as Lord and Savior. More than anything else, I want to see as many people as possible make...
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markallentinsley
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Acoustic Treatments
I have a home studio where I regularly do video and audio recording. Recently, however, I realized that my recordings had a significant...
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markallentinsley
Apr 10, 20194 min read
Requiem of a Failure
All too often, men in their 40s go through what our culture calls a "mid-life" crisis. These crises can be outwardly minor (i.e., less...
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markallentinsley
Apr 3, 20192 min read
The Attitude of Gethsemane
When in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed to the Father that "this cup" would be taken from him...that he would not have to endure...
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markallentinsley
Mar 26, 20192 min read
A Pillow for Your Soul
I had the wonderful opportunity some years ago to meet a gentleman who changed my life. Rev. C. Douglas Pillow ministered to the hearts...
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markallentinsley
Mar 20, 20192 min read
The death of a mentor
I was lamenting to someone the other day that I've only had one mentor in my life, and that was my maternal grandfather. Unfortunately,...
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markallentinsley
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Real Life vs. Reality
We hear a lot these days about virtual reality, reality TV, reality news, and reality adventures. The creators of these "realities"...
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markallentinsley
Mar 6, 20193 min read
I want to feel what love is
In 1984, the British rock-n-roll band Foreigner released what has arguably become their greatest hit, namely, "I Want to Know What Love...
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markallentinsley
Feb 27, 20192 min read
The Terminated
In 1984, Hollywood released a film that became an immediate cult sensation around the world. Starring a bulky Austrian whose gravelly...
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markallentinsley
Feb 20, 20193 min read
When letting go is the only option
A couple of years ago, I had an unfortunate falling out with a very close friend of mine. Although we were both at fault for the...
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markallentinsley
Feb 13, 20192 min read
I'm a loser, baby...
For a short time in the 1990s, an eccentric young man named Beck topped the charts with his "viral" (not a buzzword at the time) song...
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markallentinsley
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Harold May's Red Special Legacy
Brian May playing his iconic Red Special. Taken from Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special. License found at...
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markallentinsley
Jan 29, 20191 min read
They slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced in the skies
On January 28, 1986, I was in my fourth grade class, anxiously watching the first "teacher in space" prepare for her journey heavenward. ...
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markallentinsley
Jan 23, 20192 min read
The power of "I don't know."
Have you ever been in that situation where you are expected to know the answer to some question or problem, but you don't? All eyes are...
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