• About Bruce

    A web programmer by day, I somehow still spend a lot of time thinking about relationships, God, and the significance of grace and love in daily events. I am old school in the sense that I believe in the reality of sin, and in the need of each human heart for deliverance to the Divine. I am one of those who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that you can find most answers to life's pressing issues in Him and His Word, the Bible. I ain't perfect, and a lot of the time I ain't good, but by God's grace and kindness, I am forgiven and free.

    Say Something

    by  • February 20, 2013 • Writings • 0 Comments

    I don’t know how long it has been since I have posted something here I’ve written.  I suppose I could look it up, but then again, we’ll all soon know when this is posted and it takes its place on the index page.  All I know is that it’s been a while, and that...

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    SOTD: “Sure Be Cool If You Did” by Blake Shelton

    by  • February 14, 2013 • SOTD • 0 Comments

    Every time I hear a Blake Shelton song, I am inevitably caught by some hook in the musical phrasing- either by some catchy instrumental arrangement, or a comfortable cadence in the song, and as a dancing fool, I end up really liking it. This song is no different. It just rolls along, slow and...

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    SOTD: “Begin Again” by Taylor Swift

    by  • February 11, 2013 • SOTD • 0 Comments

    I’m not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but after hearing the music and then listening to the lyrics of this song, I thought it was post-worthy. It’s a gift to realize you can love- and be loved- once more when you’ve loved before, and that love was ignored or taken for granted. It’s a...

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    SOTD: “New Man” by All Things New

    by  • February 4, 2013 • SOTD • 1 Comment

    A new discovery to me, I will be buying the first album by this group. Excellent vocal layering. A beautiful song. Tremendous worship. Fantastic confession. “All Things New” drops their first album February 12th. You can visit the band’s website here.

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    Addled

    by  • January 28, 2013 • LifeStuff • 0 Comments

    Coming into the New Year, it felt like I finally was moving forward in some things in my life. Now that January is closing down, I feel back to where I was before, frustrated and confused and tired and unfocused. After finally shaking a month long cold to begin this year, another one has...

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    The Highlight of My Day: A Thanks to Stephanie

    by  • January 22, 2013 • LifeStuff • 0 Comments

    The highlight of my day today was being able to pay a tribute on Facebook to my old boss at RCN in Chicago, Stephanie Ratko. Busy with a lot of responsibilities of her own and always professional, Stephanie still stood by me, made time to listen to me, and overlooked a tide of emotional...

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    When Heroes Fall

    by  • January 17, 2013 • LifeStuff • 0 Comments

    As I dug around tonight for something to write about, I went through my normal agitation-distraction routine and visited Facebook, and then checked my email again for the twelfth time in the last hour, and then I hopped on over to ESPN online to check hoop scores. Once I saw that Illinois was losing...

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    Quick Hits: Sunday, January 13, 2013

    by  • January 13, 2013 • Dear Diary • 0 Comments

    The weekend was good and busy, but with some challenges. After work on Friday, I met my friend Sally for some dancing with the club people at Grahams. It was enjoyable, but I felt tired a lot more quickly that night than I usually do. Saturday morning, I woke up, and my long muscles...

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