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Temecula

Tim Riter March 28, 2022

Some mornings, the sun instantly brightens the sky. And some gloomy mornings merely become more dreary. Yet on others, the midday sun blasts through the clouds and haze and fog. Why do our emotions seem to follow the amount of sunlight? I discovered that our current hometown of Temecula provides a metaphor that might help here…

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In Poetry Tags Temecula, Fog, Clouds, Darkness, Sun, Busyness, Cares, Failures, Christian LIving, Spiritual Formation
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A Day in the Life of Bikers

Tim Riter August 5, 2019

This post will feature no great event, like being pulled over by cops with drawn guns, like Chapter 36 of God, a Motorcycle, and the Open Road. No heart stopping fear like in Chapter 3 when this hippie biker strolled in a redneck bar. But it has something likely better—an example of how to discover…

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In Happenings Tags Motorcycles, Temecula, Crosspoint Church, Nature, God's Creation, Surly Waiters, Grace, God Touches, Christian LIving, Spiritual Formation
Fog Lingers In, by Don Bartletti, LA Times, 2010

Fog Lingers In, by Don Bartletti, LA Times, 2010

Temecula

Tim Riter September 30, 2013

 

Clouds rolled in

            shutting out the sun

                        its warmth

                                    energy

                                                and joy

            leaving life in shades of gray

            letting darkness reign

            even penetrating my soul

The sun then...

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In Poetry Tags spiritual formation, Depression, Reality, Fog, Temecula
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A bit of an unreconstructed Jesus freak. Almost old enough to have known him when he walked this world. About 27 on the inside. Investing his life in university and teen students. Inveterate cross country motorcycle rider. Nature lover. Entranced with the power of written and spoken words. Still learning.

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