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A Model of Christian Charity

A couple posts ago I reflected on the possibilities of a progressive civil religion. Last time, on key moments in the religious life of Franklin

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Named

I will always remember the first birthday card my new mother-in-law gave to me as her daughter-in-law. I don’t remember the card itself, or the

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Time’s Burden and Gift

I did have an Apple.  It was an Apple IIgs computer.  Had a color monitor and everything and at 256 kb of embedded memory, it

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My Favorite World War II Story

It wasn’t a surprise. After all, simple math shows anyone who remembered the years of World War II would be well into their nineties. Albert

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Unfaithful Gehazi

Four Lessons From The Story of Naaman The Faithful and The Unfaithful Gehazi was the servant of Elisha. He had seen Elisha do incredible deeds

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Ghost Town Legacy

Could be an early 20th century shot from a lot of places on the map. There’s a hill up the street, but the place looks

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Interdependence Day

Today, my family and I will attend the world’s most charming 4th of July parade, an 80-year tradition which happens less than a mile from

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The Price of Tomatoes

I may have moved to a condo in recent years, but I still have a wonderful little hanging pot of tomatoes on my back deck.

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