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Some years ago now, I walked through the valley of the shadow of death when I sat for several days…

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Today, a poem for your consideration. It's a quite famous one by Galway Kinnell. It combines some of my favorite…

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Please indulge me and accept yet another, “What I did on my summer vacation” post. Since today is Labor Day,…

The key to intimacy is authenticity. It is as true in our relationship with God as it is in our…

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