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richardaallenjr
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Toddlers Throwing Tantrums, Part 1
“Trans rights are human rights!!! Trans rights are human rights!!!” Watching the video of Riley Gaines, former NCAA swimmer and outspoken...
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richardaallenjr
Mar 29, 20242 min read
You Can Do This...
Let me tell you a story... On the day of Jesus’ resurrection, two of His disciples (Cleopas and an unnamed companion) leave Jerusalem for...
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richardaallenjr
Mar 22, 20243 min read
A Drive and A Cemetery
Each school year the teaching staff at our school is allotted a “Wellness Day”— intended to recharge our physical, emotional, and...
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richardaallenjr
Mar 15, 20243 min read
The Greatest Blockbuster in History
Like a blockbuster movie, the biblical story of humanity is filled with supernatural events, drama, intrigue, conflict, failure, triumph,...
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richardaallenjr
Mar 8, 20243 min read
A "Post" Generation
For decades social scientists, political theorists, philosophers, and others have referred to Western culture as “post-modern.”...
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richardaallenjr
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Will The Real Role Models Please Stand?
When I saw this photo online, I thought it was a joke conjured by some right-wing media organization using AI. I didn’t know who the...
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richardaallenjr
Dec 8, 20233 min read
A Drive, A Cemetery, and An Encounter With God
Each year the teaching staff at our school was allotted a “Wellness Day”— intended to recharge our physical, emotional, and spiritual...
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richardaallenjr
Dec 8, 20233 min read
The Train, The Train!
From pulpit sermons to classroom instruction, at times my candor, my desire to proclaim the truth in love, was viewed as too "direct."...
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richardaallenjr
Oct 20, 20232 min read
1. Piano at the Party
“Noise creates illusions. Silence brings truth.” — Maxime Lagacé When my son Tommy invited me to join him on this social media journey, I...
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richardaallenjr
Oct 13, 20232 min read
2. Solace
Navigating a world in chaos requires solace. (A Light in The Darkness, Richard A. Allen, Jr. - Available for purchase on website) From...
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richardaallenjr
Oct 6, 20232 min read
3. Clarity
[If you didn’t get a chance to read my previous blog posts "Piano at the Party" and “Solace”, please do so. They help lay the foundation...
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richardaallenjr
Sep 25, 20232 min read
4. Heart of the Divine
"Finding Solace and Clarity in the Heart of the Divine" is a reciprocal path: We find solace and clarity in the heart of the Divine, but...
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