My Dad Is (Was) Charlie

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By Shawn Boonstra

You might want to ask Matthew Roberts of California, or his half-sister Rebecca Evans-Bonyadi. Both Matthew and Rebecca—now in their forties—went on a search to discover their real father, and both of them discovered…Charles Manson. That's right: that Charles Manson. 

Moses' Five Excuses

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By Jean Boonstra

When I think of Moses the first image that comes to mind is magnificent. I see the great patriarch holding up his hands as the Red Sea is subdued into two quivering walls of water flanking a dry path to freedom. I can almost feel the fresh water-droplet laden air and hear the sound of furious hoofs on the ground in the distance.

Moses was a great leader. A great man of God. But his was a long journey that began even before his pivotal encounter with God at a burning bush when he was 80 years old.