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The Angels' Portion, Volume 5!

Volume 5 is out and in bookstores! Of course, Amazon or Barnes & Noble are the swiftest avenues for retrieving it.

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Review - Bruichladdich, Octomore 12.3, (No Age Stated), 62.1%

The summer’s early morning sun, as full at this moment as it will be in the late evening, is peering through my window. Its beams promise a wonderfully scorching day. There are no such promises in autumn or winter. I’m a summer man. I need what summer brings. However, as a Michigander, I’ll admit to an occasional affair with autumn. But never winter. Winter is the devil’s business. Autumn is…

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#12.3 #62.1% #angelsportion #autumn #bruichladdich #heaven #l.m. montgomery #leaves #letting go #lutheran #michigan #october #octomore #review #scotch #summer #sunshine #thoma #whisky

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Review - Matsui Whisky, Tottori, Blended Japanese Whisky, (No Age Stated), 43%

I’ve often thought that if I were to force an exchange of my children’s video gaming with another viewing interest, I’d steer them toward nature shows. By comparison, a documentary detailing life’s varied wonders seems an easy choice compared to the carnage inherent to “Call of Duty.” But there’s a problem with this assumption. Stop by the Discovery Channel. Pick any nature show you’d like.…

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#43% #angelsportion #blended whisky #call of duty #japan #japanese #kurayoshi #lutheran #matsui #nature shows #prefecture #review #seals #sharks #The Discovery Channel #thoma #tottori #video games #zebras

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Review - Rabbit Hole, Heigold, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 3 Years Old, 47.5%

One of my daughters asked if I’d ever want to teach at one of my synod’s seminaries. I thought about it for a moment before finally admitting my willingness. I’d do it, but only if allowed to teach homiletics—the art of writing and delivering a sermon. I think my denomination is sometimes weak in this department. Indeed, our pulpits are brimming with sound doctrine. This is essential. Still, far…

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#47.5% #angelsportion #clergy family #don&039;t be weird #family #friends #friendship #heigold #homiletics #liturgics #lutheran #pastoral care #rabbit hole #review #seminary #teach #thoma #vacation

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Review - New Riff, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 4 Years Old, 50%

The poet William Stafford once mused that children bear skillful qualities unavailable to adults. Specifically, he wrote that children “dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music.” Observing my own children, I know he’s right. No matter the circumstance, good or bad, they’ll hear a moment’s musical accompaniment resonating from unhearable spaces. And then they’ll dance to it.…

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#50% #adult #angelsportion #children #dance #kentucky straight bourbon #lutheran #music #new riff #parenting #poet #review #rubber ball #self esteem #song #swimming pool #thoma #war #Whiskey #william stafford

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Review - Compass Box, Canvas, (No Age Stated), 46%

It’s good to pray for others, especially for folks you’d prefer to run over with your car. Admittedly, those prayers are harder to fashion. Still, when you just don’t know what to say in such moments, especially at 2:00 in the morning, instead of wandering around inside your head, the Psalms are a great place to start. I have plenty of Psalms memorized. Psalm 27 is one. Psalm 34 is another. I can…

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#46% #angelsportion #boys will be boys #canvas #compass box #lutheran #manhood #maturity #parenting #review #rude neighbors #scoresby #scotch #thoma #whisky

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Review - Cedar Ridge, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Small Batch (#0488), 2-4 Years Old, 43%

George Burns once said something about how you know you’re getting older when you stoop to tie your shoes and, because it’ll take a while, you wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. Although another sign might be that as you’re taunting your teenage daughter from across a room, you stick out your tongue and pull a neck muscle. If you can’t even make playful faces without hurting…

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#43% #aging #angelsportion #c.s. lewis #cedar ridge #clint eastwood #corn #george burns #iowa #joe #lutheran #nebraska #pastor #retirement #review #small batch #thoma #unforgiven #Whiskey

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Review - Eimverk, Flóki, Sheep Dung Smoked Reserve, 3 Years Old, 47%

You might be surprised to hear it, but I’m fascinated by rude people. Not in a good way, of course. Like you, my sinful side is usually rooting for a rude person’s demise. It’s just that the animalistic confidence is darkly intriguing. It’s the kind of behavior that, as I watch, I almost expect to hear David Attenborough’s voice narrating its necessity for a particular subspecies of humanity’s…

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#angelsportion #bbc #david attenborough #eimverk #Flóki #iceland #lutheran #nature show #review #rudeness #sheep dung #single malt #smoked #thoma #toilet humor #vikings #whisky

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Review - The Macallan, Rare Cask, 2021 Release, (No Age Statement), 43%

Epicurus is the one who said something about how the truest pilots are known only by the storms.

It’s storming as I write this. Quite ferociously, in fact. And so, here I sit. As I do, I examine, realizing this community is about to be damaged. Accepting this is about all any of us can do. The thing about storms is that once they come, the only real way to escape is to endure. There is no negotiating with the sky. You can only shelter from it. You cannot divert the wind. You can only…

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#2021 release #43% #angelsportion #determination #edurance #epicurus #lightning #lutheran #rare cask #review #scotch #storms #the macallan #thoma #whisky

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Review - A’bunadh, Batch 64, Cask Strength, No Age Stated, 59.9%

Imagine for a moment that you’re at a funeral. Suddenly, a scratching sound becomes a somewhat shallow thumping from inside the coffin. What do you do? Do you open it? Now, hold on a second. You should think this one through because plenty could go wrong. For one, if you open it and out jumps the first zombie-virus-spreading beastie, long after you’ve been eaten, you’ll be remembered as the…

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#59.9% #A’bunadh #aberlour #angelsportion #apocalypse #batch 64 #ecuador #estate planning #funeral #lutheran #review #scotch #thoma #whisky #zombie

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Review - Lagavulin, 12 Years Old, Cask Strength, 2015 Edition, 56.8%

Even though the restrooms are right over there, rather than pause your conversation and carry your three-year-old to visit them, I say go ahead and aim the toddler into the juniper bushes beside you. Don’t mind any of the folks dining at the adjacent café tables. There’s absolutely no chance the day’s sturdier breeze will carry the spattering mist toward anyone else. And one more thing. You…

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#12 years old #2015 #56.8% #angelsportion #cask strength #children #common sense #elon musk #lagavulin #lutheran #original genius #review #scotch #thoma #urine #whisky

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Review - Benriach, The Original Ten, 10 Years Old, 43%

Review – Benriach, The Original Ten, 10 Years Old, 43%

“I really need someone to travel along with me everywhere I go,” I said, walking into the kitchen and setting the grocery bags on the counter. “Why?” Jennifer asked, giving a glance from the stove where she labored to prepare stuffed pepper soup. “Because,” I replied, beginning to pull items from the bags, “I truly need a witness to what I’m forced to endure out there.” “What happened?” “And…

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#10 years old #43% #assumption #benriach #ecclesiastes 5:2 #grocery store #hipster #the original ten #youth pastor

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Barr an Uisce, Wicklow Rare, Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey, (No Age Stated), 43%

Barr an Uisce, Wicklow Rare, Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey, (No Age Stated), 43%

Have you ever been so angry that you felt the urge to… well… do something you probably shouldn’t? If so, let me give you a little bit of advice. Disregard attempting to calm yourself by controlling your breathing or counting to ten. Doing these contemplative things will only add to the premeditation aspect of the prosecution’s case when you’re eventually put on trial for doing what you intend to…

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#43% #6. #@angels_portion #angelsportion #Barr an Uisce #lutheran #mark twain #oxymoron #paradox #review #Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey #thoma #Whiskey #Wicklow Rare

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Review - Shankar Distillers, Varchas, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Small Batch, 4 Years Old, 45%

Review – Shankar Distillers, Varchas, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Small Batch, 4 Years Old, 45%

The more I learn about birds, the less I mind seeing them die by flying into windowpanes or ricocheting from windmill blades. They truly are vicious creatures. I’ve arrived at this conclusion because my wife, Jennifer, has become somewhat of a proficient nature photographer. As such, she has learned quite a lot about birds. I’ve become accustomed to her breaking a conversation mid-sentence by…

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#45% #angelsportion #birds #cardinals #cowbird #crows #evil #flock of crows #lutheran #michigan #mockingbirds #murder birds #redwing blackbirds #review #shankar distillers #straight bourbon #thoma #varchas

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Review - The Glenfiddich, Project XX, Experimental Series #2, 47%

Review – The Glenfiddich, Project XX, Experimental Series #2, 47%

“Evelyn, honey, I’m tired and I just want to pour myself a whisky, sit by the fireplace, and rest in the quiet.” “But you look like you need some joy.” “No, I look like I need some restful quiet. And a whisky.” “And some joy. You need some joy.” “Honey, I love you, but you need to go play somewhere else right now.” “I’m just gonna go right over here.” “And do what?” “I’m going to get some of my…

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#@angels_portion #angelsportion #batman #dickens #dombey and son #experimental edition #fireplace #glenfiddich #joy #lutheran #noisy girl #piano #project xx #quiet #review #scotch #the cricket on the hearth #thoma #Whiskey #whisky

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Review - Ardbeg, Scorch, (No Age Stated), 46%

Review – Ardbeg, Scorch, (No Age Stated), 46%

Jennifer and I just bought a king-sized bed. We committed many years ago to never buying a king-sized bed. We neither needed nor wanted it. We’ve always slept close to one another, so we’ve only ever owned full or queen-sized beds. That changed somewhat recently when I began awaking to find Jennifer asleep in the closet or on the couch downstairs. I’d find myself on a quiet search and rescue…

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#46% #angelsportion #aqua vitae #ardbeg #florida #king-sized bed #lutheran #murder #review #san diego #scorch #scotch #snoring #thoma #whisky

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Review - Sinister Distilling Co., Sinner Series, Experimental Batch No. 5, (No Age Stated), 40%

Review – Sinister Distilling Co., Sinner Series, Experimental Batch No. 5, (No Age Stated), 40%

Someone once said that man is the only beast that can genuinely laugh and cry. This is true because we know how things are compared to what they should be. In other words, we are joyful when life moves along accordingly, and we cry when it steers into the ditch. Take, for example, the fast-food sandwich I ate while driving earlier this afternoon. How joyful I was when I discovered its crafters…

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#40% #angelsportion #co. #cry #experimental batch 5 #humans #jeep #laugh #lutheran #review #sandwich #sinister distilling company #sinner series #splatter #thoma #Whiskey #window