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Laughter, joy, and loneliness and sex and sex and sex and sex
If you know the Rolling Stones song Shattered, you’ll recognize the headline of this blog today. That album came out the summer between my junior and senior year in college. I’d sing parts of that song as we ran mile … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged Christian faith, Christian legalism, Christian values, Christianity, closeted gay, coming out, coming out as gay, gay, homosexuality, john shelby spong, laughter joy an dloneliness and sex and sen and se, loneliness, love is all you need, mercutio, personal transformation, rolling stones, scripture, shattered leg, some girls
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There is still some Wonder Left
One of the most difficult tasks in life is sustaining a sense of wonder about the world and daily experiences. So much of our existence is taken up by routine and obligations that finding a thrill can be tough as … Continue reading
Posted in aging, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, competition, Depression, running, sex
Tagged competition, Decorah Iowa, Garmin, gay, homosexuality, Luther College, racing, run, runner, Strava, training route
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How much can one hat say about you?
Last winter a friend advocating for gay rights through our church offered me a rainbow cap. It turned out the thing was comfortable, not cheaply made, and I wear it quite a few places. It keeps my head warm. But … Continue reading
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Tagged coming out of the closet, gay, gay rights, homosexuality, rainbow hat, rainbow symbol
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Sweet Season: Bringing it all home
Volume one • Volume two • Volume three • Volume Four • Volume five Volume six Volume seven Going into the last meet of the 1978 season, we felt as if we were still capable of doing big things at nationals. Our highest team … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Al Carius, Augustana College, baseball, buckminster fuller, business, Christianity, college, college girlfriend, competition, creativity, family, gay rights, godspell, health, homosexuality, identity, judaism, love, Luther College, Luther college cross country, NCAA cross country, NCAA Division III, North Central College cross country, paul olson, politics, PR, racing, religion, school, sex, sports, sweet season, tolerance, training
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Running, riding and swimming gaily through the world
At the conclusion of my happy little three-mile run in the new Newton shoes, I spied my friend and neighbor Ray walking into his father’s house with his longtime companion Joseph. We’ve known each other 20 years now, Ray and … Continue reading
Answer to the creepy question “Who’s following me?”
One of the keen realizations one should have as a male athlete is that we seldom have to worry about who’s following us on the roads or trails. The risks to men while out training are far smaller than those … Continue reading
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Tagged control issues, fear of homosexuals, fear of rape, homosexuality, one in four women raped, perception of women, prison rape, rape, rape on college campuses, repressed desires, republican war on women, Sodom and Gomorrah, virgin mary, women's equality, women's running
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Enlightenment from the locker room
By Christopher Cudworth I’m a member of XSport Fitness clubs. The chain is based in three states and does a really nice job of keeping their clubs clean. Which is most appreciated, because another club in our area recently had … Continue reading
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Tagged being gay, believers, Bible and homosexuality, blows to self esteem, conservatism, conservatives, Deuteronomny, fear of gays, gay, gay agenda, gay fears, gay friends, gay rights, gym class, health laws, high school locker rooms, homosexuality, humanity, Jerry Falwell, jesus and homosexuality, Leviticus, liberals, locker room shower scene, make you gay, physical education, religious intolerance of gays, Ronald Reagan, school showers, self esteem, showering, showers, social mores, The bile and homosexuality, XSport
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According to Leviticus, those of us who run and ride are going to hell or die
By Christopher Cudworth And here we thought running and riding was all so innocent, even spiritually enlightening. It turns out your favorite activities are actually the root of all evil. It says so right in the Bible. Especially Leviticus, where … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical apocalypse, biblical law, biblical literalism, clean living, female anatomy, gay rights, gays in MLB, gays in NBA, gays in NFL, gossip, homosexuality, laws of the bible, Leviticus, love your enemies, male anatomy, menstruation, mixing fabrics in clothes, Nike, Pearl Izumi, period, sex in NBA, taking the Lord's name in vain, unclean, we run and ride
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When it comes to running and riding, everyone is gay
What else should I be? All apologies What else could I say? Everyone is gay What else should I write? I don’t have the right What else should I be? All apologies –Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, “All Apologies” A longtime friend … Continue reading
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Tagged All Apologies, blacks in America, Christian faith, Christians, civil rights, civil unions, Conservative, conservatives, Everyone is gay, fear of homosexuals, gay, gay rights, gays, government shutdown, Hitler, homosexual love, homosexual marriage, homosexual rights, homosexuality, humanism, Jews, Kurt Cobain, Muslims, prejudice, Republican, Republicans, shut down government, unanimity
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