: About Me

I am in my mid-fifties.  I am not "years young" as some older folk like to say, I am proud of having lived this long and having so many wonderful experiences in life.
I am now old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway.  :)

I have been many places, seen many things and like to share information, as I also love to write.

I now have four books in process. I have found that this allows movement if I develop a "writer's block" while writing any one story or book.

I am opinionated to a very full degree. When someone says, "opinions are like rear-ends, everyone has one." I think gee, I must have about a million rear-ends. :)
I have read much of the writings here and find some to be very good.

I enjoy writing at Helium. It is nice to see an article appreciated in ranking, though I don't really understand the process. It can be discouraging to see one drop in ranking. But, I rarely use a "leapfrog" thing as, what I write is what I write. I write more for me than for the reader, though I do like the reader to be entertained or given a different perspective on any given issue.

I hope we can all have a good time here together and would love to get some feedback on my writings.
Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

My passion is ...

Writing, Theology, Politics

I know too much about ...

"Everything", I say with a laugh.

My parents always told me ...

Imagination is the one thing nobody can take away from you.

My childhood ambition ...

To be accepted and liked by others

My favorite memory ...

3rd place East-Coast Swing at Pan American Dance Competition

Why I write ...

I write because I enjoy writing.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont" -movie

My first job ...

Carolyn Food Shoppe confectionary at 13 years

My best moment ...

Singing in the shower.

My inspiration ...

Knowing that, "This too shall pass".

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Testimonies: Christians without a church

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There are legions of Christians without a church. I am a Gentile and a believer in the man Jesus who appear as the Christ. I am not a member of any organized religion. It was not always this way for me. As a child attending Sunday school, I had the nasty habit of asking, "Why?" Even then, I saw much conflict in the church and did not understand such conflict. One example is that story of Cain and Abel, the brothers. My Christian family raised me to believe that one should work hard to succeed in life. Cain had worked very hard and where did that get him? Why did God choose Abel above Cain?...

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