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James Schaap

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Rose the interpreter

Before we get started, let’s clear the air: people in the know on such things claim the only liar more gifted in deceit than James

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Things we carry

I’m working away on something, when Alexa offers me “I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair,” ancient Americana penned by Stephen Foster, no

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The Old Danish Church

There ought to be a turnout. There ought to be a sign a mile back–you know, “Scenic Overlook” or something akin to warn drivers on

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Telling the Wiseman Story

For some time now, I’ve been unable to determine what to do with the Wiseman story. I ran into it when I read the name

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A Thing of Beauty

How long ago? It was back in the days of the dropkick, a move designed to surprise the defense and turn what might have looked

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What has to be said

I didn’t see the Twin Towers go down on 9/11. Let me take that back—because I was in class, I didn’t see the collapse, not

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Fanny Crosby out back

It’s that season again when, out back whacking weeds, I’m accosted by Sunday School melodies that seep into my consciousness from some obscure memory tank

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