Don Owens

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A Friend of Patience

It was freezing outside in Northern Michigan last summer as Trevor Sabsook and I stepped outside to stare up the night sky. It was early...

People Been Friendly, But They'll Never be Your Friend"

“There’s people been friendly, but they’ll never be your friend. Sometimes this has bent me to the ground.” – Rich Mullins “Elijah” Each...

Full of Fears and Full of Hopes

Alexis de Tocqueville ends his 1840 review of American society “Democracy in America” by writing, “I feel full of fears and full of...

A 1,500 Year Old Man in My Room

The rain lifted after 48 hours and I was able to leave my musty hotel room for a walk. I stepped out onto the wet pavement with my mind...

Wilde at Heart - "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Sit quietly in a room alone and eventually you’ll encounter the dark recesses of your soul. Blaise Pascal said this is why people filled...

My Father's Shoe Shine Rag

Of the things I have from my father after his death, there is none I prize more than his old shoe shine rag. My dad, Donald Owens Jr....

Eulogy for Marty Jones

Good Afternoon. This is a celebration of Marty’s life……so as I share please participate with me. If there is an Amen on your lips let...

Walking with A Son of Thunder

A month ago our daughter set out on an adventure, walking the 800 km of the Camino de Santiago (The Way of Saint. James) in Spain. ...