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Andy Padjen’s Bio
Favorite Bible Passages: Isaiah 30:15; Ephesians 3:14-21; Matthew 11:28-30
Blog Role: Moderator, community host, newsletter writer.
Hometown: Born in Arlington Hts., IL; now live in San Diego, CA.
Passions: Salsa! I’m always on the look-out for great salsa. In San Diego, the restaurant Casa de Pico has amazing salsa! Other foods I’m passionate about: olives (I could eat olives every day!) and burgers. In terms of drinks, I love trying different beers (my current favorite is The Firehouse Brewing Company’s American Pale Ale, brewed in San Diego) and I love a dirty martini.
OK, enough with food and drink, I also have other loves. I love most physical activities (exercising, hiking, playing sports), and my newest hobby is surfing (or, more accurately, “trying” to surf) . I also love books, music, movies and writing.
Finally, I love deep, spiritual friendships — the kind of friendships that are safe, nurturing and mutually growth-producing and life-giving.
Favorite Non-Fiction Books: Belonging: Bonds of Healing and Recovery by Dennis Linn, Matthew Linn and Sheila Fabricant Linn; Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield; When the Heart Waits by Sue Monk Kidd; Everything Belongs by Richard Rohr.
Favorite Fiction Books: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd; The Brothers K by David James Duncan; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger.
Favorite Music: Ben Folds; The Counting Crows; Bonnie “Prince” Billy; Damien Rice; Joseph Arthur; Dashboard Confessional; Jonatha Brooke; Guster. This list is not exhaustive.
Favorite Movies: Little Miss Sunshine; Dumb and Dumber; City Slickers; Zoolander; Crash; Star Wars. Again, there are so many favorites … this list could go on forever.
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