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BECOMING

December 29, 2025 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Poetry, Religion

I live in the in-between. Eternal promises, unfolding and lived out in the temporal plane. A King and His Kingdom, now and not yet. Death defeated, but still to be endured. A new life that has started but is still being transformed…

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December 29, 2025 /David Abdelmalak
transformation, God, christian, christianity, spiritual, spirituality, discipleship
Musings, Poetry, Religion
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PREPARE HIM ROOM

December 25, 2025 by David Abdelmalak in Religion, Musings, Vignette

A blinding light pierces the silent night. Then a host of heavenly beings manifest out of thin air to declare the arrival of the long promised King. To…shepherds…

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December 25, 2025 /David Abdelmalak
christmas, christianity, jesus, nativity, advent
Religion, Musings, Vignette
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NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD

April 20, 2025 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Religion, Essay

Capillaries burst as you sweat. Blood and perspiration trickled down your brow. You cried out in desperation, with shallow breaths, grappling with your ultimate purpose…

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April 20, 2025 /David Abdelmalak
religion, spirituality, easter, good friday, resurrection, christian, christianity, essay, writing, write
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CHASING REST

November 28, 2022 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Religion

Another minute has turned into another hour and I still can’t sleep…

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November 28, 2022 /David Abdelmalak
rest, christian, spiritual, peace, anxiety
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SCARS

November 06, 2022 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Religion

You kept Your scars. God made flesh, who bled and died, now glorified, and the scars remain…

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November 06, 2022 /David Abdelmalak
scars, jesus, christian, spirituality, trauma, shame
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RESURRECTION

April 04, 2021 by David Abdelmalak in Essay, Religion, Musings

The most outrageous claim in the Bible is that Jesus was resurrected on the third day…

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April 04, 2021 /David Abdelmalak
easter, resurrection, life, death, blog, spirituality, gospel, jesus, bible, christian
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REMEMBERING THE PROMISE

February 14, 2021 by David Abdelmalak in Musings, Religion, Essay

I remember the moment she placed the ring on my finger…

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February 14, 2021 /David Abdelmalak
promise, wedding, god, christian, love, reflective, relationship, spirituality
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DEATH AS A CHRISTIAN

January 01, 2018 by David Abdelmalak in Essay, Musings, Religion

Death is a pestilence and an aberration. We attempt to avoid and cheat death, because we fear it. It feels wrong somehow, even though it is inevitable...

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January 01, 2018 /David Abdelmalak
death, religion, christian, christianity, God, life, eternal, Jesus, creation, sin, chaos
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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: CONCLUSION

September 30, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings

These 4 stories shared in the weeks past are only a sampling of the many ways people approach death and dying. In a profession where prolonging life is typically the main aim, death makes the practice of medicine feel ultimately futile...

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September 30, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
death, doctor, conclusion, final, thoughts, fear, bravery, love, acceptance, denial, chaos, peace, pain, comfort
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DOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE

May 21, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings

We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less.  What a time to be alive!...

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May 21, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
medical, doctor, patient, humour, relationship, etiquette, apathy, demanding, hypochondriac, anti-vaxer, vaccinations, medication, health, human
Medical, Musings
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