On The Front Porch with Bob and Ralph

On The Front Porch with Bob and Ralph

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Who was Max Ehrmann anyway?
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Bob Martin
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A Road Less Travelled?
I grew up in the Pentecostal church.
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Ralph
The Weight of Years, The Lightness of Love
I watch her from across the kitchen, the morning light pouring over her hands, those graceful, weathered hands wrapped around a coffee mug, steady as…
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Rain or Shine
Praise God for the rain.
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Ralph
What Would Jesus Do in the Breakroom?
A Conversation with AI and the Birth of a New Kind of Parable
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Bob Martin
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The Little Toe and the Kitchen Table
There’s an old story about the body parts arguing over which one’s the most important.
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Ralph
How the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Lasagna Made Me Think of Carl Jung
So there I was, standing in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa — marveling at how a building could look so confused about which way it wanted to fall.
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Bob Martin
Prune Your Tree
Dot and I planted three Crepe Myrtle trees a few years back.
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Ralph

May 2025

Join my Next Mindfulness Meetup – June 10th at 7PM (ET)!
You're Invited!
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Bob Martin
Throwing Out the Dish Water
I reckon there’s folks older than me who never lived through what I did—not because they’re soft, just ‘cause they grew up in the city or in one of them…
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Ralph
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Letter To My Students At Semester's End
My Dear Students.
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Bob Martin
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Where The treasures Are
I just watched a video of creative places to hide your valuables/cash.
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Ralph
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