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  <title>Reasonable Ink</title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/</link>
  <description>Personal writing — politics, poetry, essays, stories, and more.</description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Feelings Over Enforcement]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2026/02/07/feelings-over-enforcement/</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Question: Is a country run by feelings or laws? Answer: Laws. Written by humans that have feelings. Enforced by institutions that are supposed to constrain those feelings and follow the law. Once enforcement depends on how sad a story sounds, equality ceases to exist. Emotional a]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Democrat’s Playbook]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/13/the-democrats-playbook/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/13/the-democrats-playbook/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Media and Democrat politicians have spent the last 9 years claiming that Trump and his followers are fascists and “a threat to democracy”. Then, when one of their indoctrinated followers assassinates an advocate of Trump’s policies with a bullet cased in the words “Hey Fascist, C]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[“Hey Fascist! Catch!”]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/12/hey-fascist-catch/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/12/hey-fascist-catch/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[So now that we know definitively that Charlie Kirk’s assassin was influenced by propaganda that called Trump and his supporters fascists (via his engravings on the casings of the bullets in his rifle), I thought it might be helpful to know who perpetuated this false narrative in ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dear Charlie]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/11/dear-charlie/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2025/09/11/dear-charlie/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[It’s crazy to have never met someone, and when they die, you know where they are going. Beyond a shadow of doubt, Charlie Kirk is in Heaven with his Creator. Charlie wasn’t perfect, but he was public about his complete faith in Jesus’ sacrifice that saved him. Thank God for that.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Krueger Wedding Speech]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/10/20/krueger-wedding-speech/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/10/20/krueger-wedding-speech/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[This weekend I gave a speech at my buddy’s wedding. It was received really well and I thought it’d be fun to honor them here as well! Here’s to Mr. and Mrs. James Krueger! Hi, I’m Justin. I’m James’ video gaming wingman and real-life friend for the past 6 years. We have similar p]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Loyalty]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/08/31/loyalty/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/08/31/loyalty/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Can we agree on one thing? The government’s main job is to protect it’s citizens. Well, I’m here to state the obvious; the government in our country has entirely lost it’s loyalty to American citizens. In early 2019, Trump asked Congress for 5 billion to complete a border wall th]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Goals]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/05/06/goals/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/05/06/goals/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I am so tired of talking to you When I don’t know what to do A huge weakness of mine Is silence when things are fine You’re honestly too good to me This blessed, I don’t deserve to be Success just isn’t the goal It’s the beauty of my soul I don’t want bitterness here […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Book]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/04/25/the-book/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/04/25/the-book/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I remember starting this book I wished I was further along, The prelude sounded beautiful Like the hook of your favorite song, The first few chapters were safe They quickly set the scene, The pages were crisp Not worn in the slightest it seemed, A chapter of friends in slow cars ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Flames]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/03/18/flames/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/03/18/flames/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I’m done regretting my past Growing has been far from fast I’ve been cut deep, that’s real But you know what? Fire tempers steel I’ve been asking God for the wrong thing “Give me something to take away the sting” I know that words will not suffice here So I’ll show you the overco]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[mRNA]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/03/08/mrna/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/03/08/mrna/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[(links to supporting sources are included in red) Trump’s first four years were off to a roaring start. As President-elect, he had secured thousands of new manufacturing jobs. He hadn’t even stepped foot into the White House and things were changing due to deliberate negotiations]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Department of Justice: “Decouple Commissions”]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2024/02/27/department-of-justice-decouple-commissions/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2024/02/27/department-of-justice-decouple-commissions/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice has advised the National Association of Realtors to move towards decoupling commissions. This is purely manufactured outrage. ‘Let’s look like we’re doing something’ governance. This type of overreach by bureaucrats in an industry they don’t understand i]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carried]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2023/02/24/carried/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2023/02/24/carried/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[i don’t know if i’ve ever believed in myself i’ve lost enough to realize my faith is gathering dust on the shelf i’ve gone so fast and realized my tires are leaving the ground i’ve been so close to death i can hear the flatline sound i’ve let some people take all that they can […]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pause]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2022/05/23/pause/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2022/05/23/pause/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[There is a placeThat you can goWhere time is a tasteAnd forward it does not knowJust before the sun appearsAnd the day takes it’s reinsWhen the silence clearsAnd the music fills your veinsA memory as real as can beAs verse leads into hookShed every worry, you’re freeDarkness, the]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Builder]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2022/05/17/the-builder/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2022/05/17/the-builder/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[The homes he built still stand today Through the recession, he found a way The families he built have united in love Our gift to him as he arrived above He had a sudden interest in a particular bean He was an advocate for truth, but never mean He was funny and made laughter fill ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Race or Ideology?]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/11/21/race-or-ideology/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/11/21/race-or-ideology/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[We went from Black Lives Matter protesters saying the All Lives Matter movement is racist to BLM loyalists protesting the self defense killing of 2 white men (and shooting of a 3rd). I guess all lives matter, then? Or do they only matter when they believe what you believe? Or may]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Immigration In The Eyes of a Christian]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/10/17/immigration-in-the-eyes-of-a-christian/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/10/17/immigration-in-the-eyes-of-a-christian/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[When Christians talk (or often times debate) about immigration into the United States, two main arguments emerge. I am sharing the two most popular arguments and providing links to applicable references therein. Welcoming The Stranger In Jesus’ words – Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Infighting]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/10/07/infighting/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/10/07/infighting/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Facebook Whistleblower Leaks coming from Facebook are not new. So why did the media choose to cover the most recent? Frances Haugen exposed what most critical thinkers have already figured out. Facebook designed an algorithm that increases the chances of users becoming addicted t]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[20 Years]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/09/10/20-years/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/09/10/20-years/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful morningAmerica was delivered a warning Flights were boardedLast kisses were hoarded A nation blessed so brightIt’s buildings shine in the light Our lives changed at 8:46Sadness and violence, a lethal mix Flight 11 ended in fire92 souls came to retire America wa]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Headstone]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/07/30/headstone/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/07/30/headstone/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Days will passAnd a time will come When life’s been livedAnd the race has been run I’ll have given my allTo do what was good I’ll find peace in the factYou knew where I stood Whether linens or brassI will lay to rest You’ll know for sureI gave my best So find some cedarAnd dig […]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Founding Wisdom]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/07/18/founding-wisdom/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/07/18/founding-wisdom/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[What was America intended to be? How would it’s founders have dealt with the problems it faces today? The founding fathers knew that tyranny has no expiration date. For this purpose, they gave us two swords to protect our freedom. Guns and words. They would not have allowed the t]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gravity]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2021/02/11/gravity/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2021/02/11/gravity/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Growing up I never thought for a second About what kept my feet upon the ground But when you’re built for something And it’s absent when you look around – That’s when you feel how heavy gravity can be It’s conflict in the air keeping you here It’s necessary for so many things in ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dear Governor Walz]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/10/30/dear-governor-walz/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/10/30/dear-governor-walz/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[On July 25th, 2020 you ordered a statewide mask mandate. Minnesota State Law statute 609.735 states “A person whose identity is concealed by the person in a public place by means of a robe, mask, or other disguise, unless based on religious beliefs or incidental to amusement, ent]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[LIFE!]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/27/life/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/27/life/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I implore those of you who are Christians considering the state of our country to keep your eyes on the true moral and spiritual problems that it faces.  I intend to speak on one of them today. We can get so many things right and none of it will matter in the eyes of a […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Blood]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/17/blood/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/17/blood/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Two timbers tied together, The wood is stained forever, How simple it may seem, To picture red beam upon beam, Streaks of crimson mark the grain, Never washed by the rain, A final breath atop the hill, The ‘Place of the Skull’ had it’s fill, The Prince of Darkness had his ways, H]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Death of Liberty]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/09/the-death-of-liberty/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/08/09/the-death-of-liberty/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[“Give me liberty or give me death!” – Patrick Henry Liberty /ˈlibərdē/ noun the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views. The Statue of Liberty In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye, the French]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Letter to the US Supreme Court]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/27/letter-to-the-us-supreme-court/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/27/letter-to-the-us-supreme-court/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States 1 First St NE Washington, DC 20543 7/27/20 Dear Honorable Justices Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, With all due respect, how long has it been since you’ve read the Constitution of the United States of America? I had assumed indi]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Repeat After Me]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/16/repeat-after-me/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/16/repeat-after-me/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Indoctrination noun the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically. It’s all colleges in this country do. Indoctrinate. You’ll pick up enough occupational skills to learn the rest on the job, but for the most part, they’ll tell you how to think.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Baby Steps]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/07/baby-steps/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/07/07/baby-steps/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[The land of the free and the home of the brave. – Francis Scott Key Pandemic. – W.H.O.Its going to kill over 5 percent. – The MediaIts racist to say where it came from. – The MediaThey didn’t hide it for a month. – The MediaIts racist to ban travel from China! – The MediaStay […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Class Identity & Racism]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/10/class-identity-racism/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/10/class-identity-racism/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Racism noun the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. The “white privilege” theory is, by definition, racist. If you subscribe yourself ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Emotional Change]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/04/emotional-change/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/04/emotional-change/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Often times, emotion is the instigator to great change. If you’ve ever been fed up with something, then you know what I mean. Feelings are great, but they should always be scrutinized. Why are you feeling this way? Does it make sense with reality? Important conversation about cha]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[An example of flawed Biblical application]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/02/an-example-of-flawed-biblical-application/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/02/an-example-of-flawed-biblical-application/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Sounds good, right? I’m not arguing that black lives don’t matter… they quite obviously do. But to imply that the 99 sheep aren’t in danger is ludicrous. How are the 371 white people killed by police (compared to 236 black) in 2019 “not in danger”? The Bible doesn’t imply that th]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facts > Feelings]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/02/facts-feelings/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/06/02/facts-feelings/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[For a split second, we all agreed on something. George Floyd was needlessly killed. Then the media made it about race, and look at us now. Feelings are quite often misleading. Here are some indisputable facts: In 2016, black people were killed by white people 243 times, while whi]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/28/black-lives-matter/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/28/black-lives-matter/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[It’s true. They do matter. Of course they matter. They matter just as much as any other human life. George Floyd should not have died. He was killed by a Minneapolis police officer’s excessive use of force. It’s awful. The officer(s) should face prosecution for how they handled t]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lord, Protect Me]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/26/lord-protect-me/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/26/lord-protect-me/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[From those with opinions I didn’t ask for. Show me how to love like You and still ignore. From those who create turmoil between the lines. And give me patience when I don’t see the signs. From the pressure of expectations created by anyone but You. I don’t want it easy, but I onl]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Free American]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/02/the-free-american/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/05/02/the-free-american/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Can a governing authority create a law that contradicts the Constitution? The 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America says this: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging th]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Tough Choice]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/03/05/a-tough-choice/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/03/05/a-tough-choice/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Here you are, Democrats. Your final two choices are clear. A 78 year old self proclaimed socialist and a 77 year old lifelong politician that can’t finish a sentence. Bernie Sanders Bernie’s agenda sounds like a 7 year old’s response when you ask them what they would do to make t]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Witness With Wings – Part 2]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/03/02/a-witness-with-wings/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/03/02/a-witness-with-wings/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[In all of my existence, the last three “days” have been the most turbulent.  The darkness that covered the world has sustained.  I have seen God angry and I have seen Him sad.  God is consistent, but He is not emotionless.  He has just witnessed the people He created for His glor]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Centurion’s Story – Part 1]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/02/24/a-centurions-story/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/02/24/a-centurions-story/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Something about this bothers me.  I had governed over many crucifixions, but never had I seen a crowd overrule Pontius Pilate like this one did.  And for what reason?  Normally agents of Rome never yield to their subjects, especially Pilate.  I wish he had not given me this order]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[“Google, Define Circumstantial”]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/02/06/google-define-circumstantial/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/02/06/google-define-circumstantial/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[“Pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it.” For weeks, Democrats built an impeachment case against President Trump. First, it was quid pro quo, then bribery. No one had the smoking gun, a tape recording or a transcript saying “this for that”. The]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quid Pro Quo]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/01/24/quid-pro-quo/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/01/24/quid-pro-quo/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[“Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase used in English to mean an exchange of goods or services, in which one transfer is contingent upon the other; “a favor for a favor”. Phrases with similar meanings include: “give and take”, “tit for tat”, “you scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Final Descent]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2020/01/14/final-descent/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2020/01/14/final-descent/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Some of you say I have the gift of a word That I should write and be heard But most of the time I’ve nothing to say As I watch day mesh into day Passion is the ink of my pen Ugly is lately where it’s been Happiness seems so simple to some of you […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Than A Holiday]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/19/more-than-a-holiday/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/19/more-than-a-holiday/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Christmas is coming. It’s a significant day for millions of people across the world. Billions of dollars will be spent on gifts for friends, family and coworkers. Black Friday got its name for being the first day of the year retail sales are out of the red and into the black (pro]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ron]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/11/ron/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/11/ron/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I wrote a guest blog in 2013 and wanted to share it again. The blogger (Joy DeKok – https://joydekok.com/ ) was doing a series of guest articles about people the author admires. Hope you enjoy. THE MAN I HOPE TO BECOME I was homeschooled for all but two of my school years. When I]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hurt people hurt people.]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/01/hurt-people-hurt-people/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/12/01/hurt-people-hurt-people/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[It’s simple, really. Everything bad that people do in relationships stems from something bad that happened to them. It’s not an excuse. It’s not a defense of the indefensible that some people do. It’s just a glaring, obvious motive. It’s the reason. It doesn’t make the bad thing ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sorrow]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/10/21/sorrow/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/10/21/sorrow/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[“Sorrow”   Sorrow is an ocean In the silence waves hit   I see flashes of light But not enough to stay lit   Happy strikes like lightning But thunder follows soon   Clouds hide the light I cannot see the moon   The tide is high And it sweeps me under   I look […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Forever]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/10/11/forever/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/10/11/forever/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Look at my texts and there’s a thread missing Head home and there’s no good night kissing You’re lost in every mistake you’ve made I’m lost paying a price that’ll never be paid Be honest, how’s it all working out for you now? If you’re “doing it on your own”, take a bow And I […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[2 Years]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/27/2-years/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/27/2-years/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Today marks a sad anniversary for me. It’s been 2 years since my (ex) wife told me she was falling in love with another man. The last night we slept in the same bed – though I didn’t really sleep. I was in survival mode. I wanted to save my marriage at all costs. I […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dear Future Love]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/14/dear-future-love/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/14/dear-future-love/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Dear Future Love, I thought I’d take a moment and write a letter your way So much time has passed it blurs day into day I’m sorry I’ve given myself to people who are fake And that you had to watch them take all they could take I’m sorry I’m broken because you truly deserve […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Orange Man Bad]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/04/orange-man-bad/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/09/04/orange-man-bad/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Trump is a racist Have you ever heard of the Ellis Island Award? As defined by NECO (National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations), “The Ellis Island Medals of Honor embody the spirit of America in their celebration of patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity. They recogniz]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Selfish Prayer]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/23/selfish-prayer/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/23/selfish-prayer/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Selfish Prayer I’d really like to be happy I can’t remember how that feels It was a lasting feeling My loneliness steals I admit it, I’m alone all the time It’s partly why it won’t change I’m more afraid of the wrong thing It’s all I know, is that strange? I wish I could do […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Being a Realtor 101]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/21/being-a-realtor-101/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/21/being-a-realtor-101/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[“What’s it like to be a real estate agent?” I wish I could say people have asked me that in my 7+ years in this field, but they haven’t. They have their own idea. I’m here to shed some light on some misconceptions and hopefully open some eyes – both the public’s and my colleagues]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Karma]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/01/karma/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/08/01/karma/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Karma Life is just not what I wanted it to be Because what I lost is what was closest to me I try to move on and push into something new But it always fails in comparison, the best part of me was you It bothers me that the only time I ever feel real […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Color]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/07/19/color/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/07/19/color/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Color I just want something to mean something to me This gray aura is everywhere – it’s all I see I know there has to be something still pumping my blood But I haven’t felt it in forever, I’m stuck in the mud Everything in life seems to be a distraction And I’m missing out […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fake]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/07/12/fake/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/07/12/fake/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Fake Forgive me for meaning “til death do us part” Forgive me for actually giving you my heart Why is it just ok that you broke every vow? You tell me, what am I supposed to do with myself now? Because when two become one that’s supposed to change things And now I’m alone in […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Friend]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/06/28/friend/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/06/28/friend/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Friend True friends aren’t perfect, they sure are loyal When they have a problem with you, the pain is royal But consistency is a gift not many will give you And when things go down I know where to turn to So I’m thankful for someone who knows I’m lost And wants me around anyway,]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[I think you’re confused…]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/06/12/i-think-youre-confused/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/06/12/i-think-youre-confused/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Please tell me agents in SE MN understand the difference between NorthStar’s well regulated “coming soon” program (where no showings are allowed until the home is on the market for all buyers) and a broker having an “Exclusive Buyer Program” where only that broker’s clients see t]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Time]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/05/24/time/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/05/24/time/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[A dying man laying in a hospital bed regrets things His fingers are so skinny they won’t hold his rings He spent many Sunday mornings alone in a pew And now he’s surrounded by only a loyal few The past is bittersweet as it runs through his mind He thinks of all the times he […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Larger Than Life]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/05/14/larger-than-life/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/05/14/larger-than-life/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Speaking as someone whom has witnessed (not necessarily practiced) this first hand, I just had to share it. The news cycles have pushed so many celebrity deaths as major headlines in the past few years.  Nostalgia sends ratings through the roof.  A lot of content is old content, ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Amendment #2]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/04/22/amendment-2/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/04/22/amendment-2/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” You’ve probably heard of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitu]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Civility]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/28/civility/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/28/civility/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Social media and the internet have made so many people so much louder. Cardi B is basically teaching young girls that if you just yell louder you win the argument, regardless of merit. The Game calls Tomi Lahren a “microwaved carrot” and somehow that means he wins the debate abou]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Truth About Trump]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/27/the-truth-about-trump/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/27/the-truth-about-trump/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Opponents of the President have seemingly exposed themselves to the remaining Americans with brain cells swimming around in our heads. They’ve gone from 2 years of “collusion” straight to delusion. Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), everyone’s favorite meltdown artist from Election Day 2016 ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[John McCain]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/21/john-mccain/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/03/21/john-mccain/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[The Maverick is gone, but with news headlines across the nation mentioning a continued feud with President Trump, you’d think he was still the Senator from Arizona. Let’s agree to remember John as the war hero he was. Let’s try to forget that time President Trump diminished that ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lea]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/26/lea/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/26/lea/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Here’s the second blog in my series of people in my life worth writing about – hope you like it. Lea Lancaster. My co-worker and friend. She’s the epitome of what it means to be genuine. God made her with an inability to be fake. She is passionate about her kids, her career and w]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Quiet]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/21/quiet/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/21/quiet/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I’ve got lots to say, but no good way to say it.  I’m past worrying about disappointing anyone.  Like I’ve said before, you can care about people and ultimately not care if they disagree with you.  Political people need to learn this as soon as possible. Wisdom isn’t always knowi]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Morality]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/20/morality/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/20/morality/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Racism is alive and well in America. From White Nationalist rallies in the Carolinas to race-baiters across the country, we’re at each other’s throats over the difference of the shade of brown in our epidermis. We have enough racism without murderers in Dodge Challengers running ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Immigration]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/18/immigration/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/18/immigration/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[Let’s talk about it. There is a difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration. Legal immigrants go through a long process to be granted either temporary or permanent residence in the United States. Illegal immigrants either outstay those temporary statuses, or skip]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[終了]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/13/終了/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/13/終了/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[There’s no gun to my head No addiction to be fed I’m just here waiting Not commiserating I’m not bored, I’m done There’s no fight to be won Pour myself out for what? You think you know, but I don’t like playing pretend I’m waiting for an end Allow me to assert: An end to […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gladys]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/06/gladys/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/02/06/gladys/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[It’s inevitable. People pass away. You lose people the older you get. Time spent here isn’t indefinite. You don’t think about it until you’re older. Time is worth more than any currency on the planet. My family lost a pillar in the storm that is this world. She was quiet, but str]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[SE MN Real Estate Summary]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2019/01/16/se-mn-real-estate-summary/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2019/01/16/se-mn-real-estate-summary/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[If you’re a Realtor in SE Minnesota you get a newsletter every week updating you on the status of the industry in your area. Personally, I’m sick of constantly reading that I don’t realize the dangers to my industry. Without belittling the true giant disruptors that approach (and]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[真実]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2018/12/19/真実/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2018/12/19/真実/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[And if I could start it all over I’d pick you again I’d do things differently I’d be more of a friend Because loving you was it The highlight of my life And the forever that I want Was cut away with a knife I’m not interested in a world That keeps making excuses for […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Death]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2018/12/05/death/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2018/12/05/death/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[When someone you really love is about to die, you think about things differently. You think about things in the way you should always think about things. With warmth and purpose. So many in this world are afraid of death – afraid of the pain, afraid of the separation, and afraid ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chad]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2018/10/05/chad/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2018/10/05/chad/</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[He’s gonna hate this. I’m starting a series of blogs. People in my life that I admire. Who better than my big brother, Chad Reinalda. (The blog image is the only photo I have of him and it’s funny so I’m gonna go with it.) Chad has always been a rule breaker. He doesn’t live […]]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Genuine]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2018/09/06/genuine/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2018/09/06/genuine/</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[I’m not on social media because the world doesn’t need to see me. I’m not blogging for attention. It’s a release – and maybe someone will identify with something I say, some day. Social media is like a contest that nobody ever wins. It’s a place to present your unrealistic, fake ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Loss]]></title>
  <link>https://reasonableink.com/2018/08/28/loss/</link>
  <guid>https://reasonableink.com/2018/08/28/loss/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <description><![CDATA[This one’s gonna hurt. I’m not going to compare. I know my story is different from yours. I know you know the pain of loss. I’m just going to share some stuff I’ve learned (and some I’m still learning). Maybe there will be a tidbit you take away that makes you think. Maybe there ]]></description>
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