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Once Upon a Time: A Parable about Presence

Once upon a time there was a girl who grew up in the land between two great rivers.  She was … Continue reading Once Upon a Time: A Parable about Presence

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Dialogue

How long, O Lord How long will we suffer? How long must we wait? Redemption is yours to give But … Continue reading Dialogue

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Waking up to bad news, part two: The Fifth Commandment OR Yet another post inspired by the tragedy in an Aurora, CO movie theater

(NB: for the sake of full inclusion, I have added female gendered language to the male pronouns referring to people … Continue reading Waking up to bad news, part two: The Fifth Commandment OR Yet another post inspired by the tragedy in an Aurora, CO movie theater

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