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Ronin

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I am the self-published author of Howls from the Wolfpack and Growls of a Wolf. I was a prodigal who walked away from God, to become an agnostic. I later came ‘home’ where I was welcomed.

I write at Ronin's Journey on life as a Christian; telling others about Christ, making the case for Christianity, spiritual health, along with physical health and fitness. I also occasionally write about what I’m learning in whatever book I’ve read.
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Stumbling Blocks; Learning Under Jesus

Note: This series is written as a first-person narrative in order to present Jesus in the context he walked in with the unknown disciple that narrates presenting my thoughts and sparking more thoughts with his questions. Enjoy. With the child still beside him, Jesus continued,...

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The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between

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Carmina Gadelica Volume I

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“Independent thought is hard and liberating, thoughtless acceptance is easy and enslaving.”
― Ronin

tags: inspirational

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“I don't need a date to set a goal, if its worth doing then its worth starting that minute. Just saying.
"I'll start on this date" is an excuse, and excuses are the vises of the weak.”
― Ronin

tags: inspirational

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“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
― Henry Thomas Buckle

tags: creativity, dreams, gossip, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, paraphrased

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“I am self-reliant, I am accountable, I am determined, I am strong, I am...the scarce minority.”
― Thorin

tags: independence

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“Always be true to yourself regardless of the consequences. I assure you not doing so has even greater consequences.”
― Thorin

tags: self-empowerment

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“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms

tags: rudeness, weakness

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“Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should lead to maturity, personality, and reality. It should fashion whole men and women living lives of love and communion. False, manhandled religion produces the opposite effect. Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God.”
― Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel

tags: faith, god, religion, reverence

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