Chris Ashley

Joined February 2021

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Pastor. Podcaster. Writer. Dad. Soccer fanatic.

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Six. Eight. Thirteen.
Deep breath. Palm sweat. Can these people see the shaking? I’m alone. And I’m not. Two lines approaching.
By Chris Ashley4 years ago in Poets
Uncommon Unity
In June of 2021, my wife and I retreated to the mountains of Georgia to celebrate our eighth wedding anniversary. But this was unlike any other trip we had taken as a couple. This was a business trip.
By Chris Ashley4 years ago in Humans
Hero in the Shadows
To my father… I need to thank you. You have given me more than I have ever realized. I see it everyday when I look in the mirror and see your face staring back at me as I age. I see it in my daughter’s steel-blue eyes that she got from you. But most of all, I see it as I look back on my life and reflect on the men who helped shaped me in your absence.
By Chris Ashley4 years ago in Families
Being a Dad... on purpose
The word "father" carries with it a multitude of emotions and weight for me. The father with whom I share a genetic link was an addict. He was absent most of the time. He died while I was in college. And yet, there is no denying my eternal connection to him. I am in many ways a spitting image of his likeness. And I think I share many of his more positive attributes that have been told to me by those who knew and loved him in ways I was never able to.
By Chris Ashley5 years ago in Families