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    Self-Publishing for Legacy
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 25, 2019

    Self-Publishing for Legacy

    I am recording little pieces of who I am for my posterity. I'm actually making history with my words.
    21 Questions for Christian Self-Care
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 25, 2019

    21 Questions for Christian Self-Care

    "My brothers' anger scorched me; they made me work all day long in the vineyards, So I did not have time to care for my own vineyard, to...
    A Letter to My Friends [Part 3] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 24, 2019

    A Letter to My Friends [Part 3] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")

    [part 3] It took a fire. A force beyond my fear of the sea To wake me to the sea. And so we went With what children remained And walked...
    A Letter to My Friends [Part 2] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 24, 2019

    A Letter to My Friends [Part 2] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")

    [part 2] But plank and paddle found me, While I drifted towards the beach of a great wilderness. Upon landing parched And burnt, bearded...
    A Letter to My Friends [Part 1] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 24, 2019

    A Letter to My Friends [Part 1] (Or "The Sea, The Wilderness and the Harbor")

    [part 1] I left you. Some 14 years ago. To brave the sea and its wild hope. To colonize some portion That God owed me in my juvenile...
    Reflections and Lessons I Learned Last Year
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 23, 2019

    Reflections and Lessons I Learned Last Year

    I began a new discipline a few years ago. At the beginning of each New Year, instead of making a list of Resolutions, I take some time to...
    End of the Year Resolutions
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 23, 2019

    End of the Year Resolutions

    Facing the final quarter of the year may seem . But, it's actually good news! End of the Year Resolutions can be life-changing!
    Mary Oliver Rejected Me, So I Made My Own
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 9, 2019

    Mary Oliver Rejected Me, So I Made My Own

    Mary Oliver rejected me. Well, sort-of. Fair use for poetry. Permissions for Mary Oliver poems. Copyright and poetry. Can I copy a poem
    Walter Mitty's Resume
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 5, 2019

    Walter Mitty's Resume

    If you haven't seen The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, stop right now, pull up your amazon app and watch the whole thing, NOW! Okay, maybe...
    Copy Til Create
    Mark Whitten
    • Sep 4, 2019

    Copy Til Create

    I've always been a thief. A copier. An impersonator. A mimicker. Borrowing from one source, mining ideas from another, mashing them...
    Vows For Now?
    Mark Whitten
    • Aug 8, 2019

    Vows For Now?

    For centuries, our monastic brethren have offered their strength, intellect, and physical bodies to be available for God's use.  The most...
    The Re-Monk Rule
    Mark Whitten
    • Aug 8, 2019

    The Re-Monk Rule

    "Every major monastic movement decided at some point that it needed a rule of life by which to work, serve and live. The Augustinian Rule...
    Real Help for Christians Desperate to Break Bad Habits or Start New, Good Ones
    Mark Whitten
    • Aug 8, 2019

    Real Help for Christians Desperate to Break Bad Habits or Start New, Good Ones

    Vows can be an extremely powerful way to break negative cycles in our lives; they can also be employed as a catalyst for beginning new,...
    A New Monastic Manifesto
    Mark Whitten
    • Aug 8, 2019

    A New Monastic Manifesto

    The following is taken from an old blog I used to write. I feel that the statements below still hold invaluable truths that need to be...
    Poem 2.
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 30, 2019

    Poem 2.

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    Fully Man
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 29, 2019

    Fully Man

    Jesus got tired, hungry, thirsty, angry, and exasperated. He experienced loneliness, astonishment, disgust, and fatigue. He knew what...
    Poem #1
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 27, 2019

    Poem #1

    Creator's creators
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 25, 2019

    Creator's creators

    As the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of God. ~Habakkuk 2:14 (The New Living Translation)...
    Jesus Shaves
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 17, 2019

    Jesus Shaves

    "Can Jesus enjoy a joke at his own expense? If not, what kind of person is he?" (John Eldredge, Beautiful Outlaw p.21) Well...? Can he? ...
    No.
    Mark Whitten
    • Jul 17, 2019

    No.

    Jesus gives us permission to say no. But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ (Matthew 5:37 NKJV) Even for churches this can be...
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