Revisiting Sodom and Gomorrah
It is late September, the weather is changing... and I just learned from Facebook that it is National Coffee Day. I decided to,...
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Dustin C. Kinard
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This Little Piggy Had None
"Now celebrating my one year marker - it's time to share" It’s coming up on a year since my trip to India. It was at this time, last...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The Four Year Journey; A Reflection
It's May! And it's finally warm here in NYC! It's hard to believe that four years ago, this month, I moved to NYC for my first time. I...
Dustin C. Kinard
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My Two Argentine Pesos
"Buenos Aires called me, and that's all I can say." Two weeks before a planned trip to Europe, I immediately changed my itinerary and...
Dustin C. Kinard
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Sleepy Hollow: Travel Tuesday 7
The Horseman comes, and tonight he comes for you! It's Autumn, and the month of October. The leaves are falling, the weather is cooler,...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The India Journal: Saksham
India Journal Entry #3: "Saksham" Means "Capable" During my month in India, while I visited the city of Jaipur, I had the privileged...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The India Journal: Train Ride
India Journal Entry #2: Train Ride Come the end of the month, that I have spent traveling around the enormous country of India, and...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The India Journal: Varanasi
India Journal Entry #1: Varanasi I, personally, would say that Varanasi's charm originates from the same place that a westerner (like...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The Celebration of a Lifetime
A "wedding for days" sounds like quite the party-- and it is! Jaipur has been one of the most culturally exhilarating parts of my trip so...
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Traveling to the Taj Mahal
But seriously, what did you do for your favorite wife? Voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal is the grandest...
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4 Local Dishes and Where to Find Them: Travel Tuesday 6
On today's "Travel Tuesday," we're not messing around and getting straight to the belly! Without further ado, here are 4 local dishes and...
Dustin C. Kinard
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Rebuilding Your Spirituality When LGBT
Is the love of God and the pursuit of Him only available for certain people? When I was 5, I wanted to be a Country-Gospel singer (no...
Dustin C. Kinard
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When Christianity No Longer Means Jesus
There is a global misunderstanding. And that misunderstanding is this... "Christianity means Jesus." Now, there was a time-- I like to...
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Divorcing Tradition
How to Deal with Changing Mindsets- and why that is OK. Often we feel like our traditions and the ways in which we were raised are as...
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Secrets of First Class Flights: Travel Tuesday 5
First Class... Isn't there supposed to be a punch bowl and evening gowns? If you've ever flown, then you know that there is this secret...
Dustin C. Kinard
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The Gay Christian
I must start this off with a question, and that question being this... "When did humanity become so holy, that we can point fingers at...
Dustin C. Kinard
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Your Cowardly Lion
It all starts small... like this tiny kitten I met in Bali, who is too freakin' cute! We've all seen The Wizard of Oz, right? Dorothy...
Dustin C. Kinard
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When I Thought I Knew it All
Just your friendly neighborhood know-it-all. Do you ever look back at situations in life and wonder "What was I thinking?" I do, more...
Dustin C. Kinard
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My Top 5 Airbnbs: Travel Tuesday 4
If you didn't already know, I LOVE Airbnb Airbnb has been one of the most useful Apps I've ever downloaded onto my iPhone. If you're...
Dustin C. Kinard
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What it Means to be Spiritual
Being Spiritual can mean many different things, and I totally get that. However, I want to discuss what being spiritual means to me, and...
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