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Jeff Munroe

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Gotta Group?

Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone.– Maya Angelou Hey you, out there in the coldGetting lonely, getting oldCan you feel me?–

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A Poem-A-Day

When the Buildings and Grounds Superintendent signed up to read a poem, I knew we were onto something. We have a daily community gathering after

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A Hoarder of Knowledge

To say the late I. John Hesselink was into books is akin to saying Mozart was into music. According to John’s widow Etta, there were

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Beautifully Untangled

My son took a trip the other day to the Keweenaw Peninsula, atop Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, atop Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. A peninsula on a peninsula

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My Time as a Methodist

My family lived in Southern Ohio when I was between the ages of five and ten, and after trying the local Presbyterian Church for a

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Resolved

Resolved is a curious word, etymologically related to solvent, and, of course, solution, as in resolution. The original meaning had to do with loosening, and that meaning is still easy to

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The Wall of Fame

As a result of Western Theological Seminary’s massive building project, I am one of many people now happily ensconced in a new office with new

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